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MANSFIELD — The 10th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped.

In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by City of Mansfield Safety Service Director Keith Porch for the first of a two-part discussion.

The second part of the discussion will drop on Sept. 3.

The former Mansfield police chief and long-time law enforcement officer talks about his background, growing up in Mansfield and graduating from Mansfield Senior High School before joining the Richland County Sheriff’s Office in 1994 and the MPD in 1999.

Hunnell and Porch talk about the director’s first six months at his new position and issues he has helped the city grapple with, including recreational cannabis dispensaries and efforts to reduce “cruising” on the Miracle Mile portion of Park Avenue West.

Hunnell is also joined by executive producer Zac Hiser and video producer Grant Ritchey as they riff about the news of the week — including cannabis dispensaries, a $4.2 million wastewater improvement project in Bellville, the purge of 3,796 Richland County inactive voters from voting rolls,  and a 28-year-old Mansfield indicted on 31 felony counts related to child pornography.

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Check out previous News Man Weekly Podcasts:

Episode # 9 — Cannabis, Westinghouse, Trimble Road closure and the Mansfield Playhouse

Episode #8 — Aug. 13, 2024 — ‘Shawshank’ wrap-up, cannabis and an Ashland author

Episode #7 — Aug. 5, 2024 — Richland County high school football preview, cannabis zoning

Episode #6 — July 30, 2024 — Shawshank, presidential campaign chaos and the Olympic Games

Episode #5 — July 23, 2024 — Tony Vero, Skate Ohio and an Inkcarceration recap

Episode #4 — July 16, 2024 — Roundabouts, ‘Beauty & the Beast’ and medical marijuana

Episode #3 — July 9, 2024 — Shakespeare in Mansfield and rumbling in Bellville

Episode #2– July 2, 2024 — Mansfield Mayor Jodie Park marks sixth month in office

Episode # 1 — June 25, 2024 — Louis Andres talks about progress in Mansfield parks

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