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Carl Hunnell
City editor. 30-year plus journalist. Husband. Father of 3 grown sons and also a proud grandpa. Prior military journalist in U.S. Navy, Ohio Air National Guard. -- Favorite quote: "Where were you when the page was blank?"
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Decision 2020: Licking County patent attorney challenges appellate court incumbent
A Licking County patent attorney hopes to unseat a long-time incumbent on the 5th District Court of Appeals on Nov. 3. Jeff Furr, 60, a Utica resident who has never been a judge at any level, is running against William Hoffman, 69, who is seeking his sixth and final six-year term on the appellate court […]
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Richland Public Health reports four COVID-19 deaths; death toll at 24
MANSFIELD — Four more deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported Friday morning by Richland Public Health. The four deaths, all in October, raise the county’s death toll to 24 since the coronavirus pandemic reached Ohio in March.
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Obhof introduces bill to repeal state curfews on bars, restaurants
COLUMBUS — Leaders in the Ohio Senate on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal Gov. Mike DeWine’s curfew imposed on the state’s bars and restaurants in a stated attempt to curb spread of COVID-19. Through Senate Bill 374, Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) and President Pro Tempore Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) seek to repeal […]
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COVID-19: Richland County remains ‘red’ in state rating system
COLUMBUS — Richland County remained “red,” or level three, on Thursday in the state’s COVID-19 Public Health Advisory System, triggering the same five indicators it hit a week ago. It’s the third “red” week in a row and the fourth level three status for the county since the system was launched in July.
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Mansfield police officer seen dragging handcuffed teen is placed on leave pending disciplinary hearing
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield police officer seen on video Monday dragging a handcuffed teenager by his shirt has been placed on paid administrative leave, Safety-Service Director Lori Cope announced Thursday. Cope said a pre-disciplinary hearing is planned Monday or Tuesday for officer Jordan Moore, 24, who joined the Mansfield Police Department in July 2018.
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Nearly 10,000 Richland County voters have already cast ballots
MANSFIELD — With still almost three weeks before Election Day, almost 10,000 voters in Richland County have already cast ballots. That’s almost 18 percent of the total ballots cast in the 2016 presidential election when 56,106 county residents participated in the election.
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Mansfield police ‘looking into’ video of West Fourth Street disturbance, arrests
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police are “looking into” a video circulating on social media websites involving a disturbance and two arrests at 501 W. Fourth St. on Monday. In an emailed statement, Chief Keith Porch said he “understands the concerns that have been raised by the incident,” which included the dragging of a handcuffed Black teenager.
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COVID-19: Second RICI death reported by ODRC was 80-year-old inmate
MANSFIELD — A second inmate death at the Richland Correctional Institution is listed as “probable” for COVID-19, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website. Also, three more staff members and two inmates at the Mansfield Correctional Institution have tested positive for coronavirus since Thursday, according to the ODRC website.
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Richland County residents answer the call as election poll workers, says Hankins
MANSFIELD — It appears Richland County residents have answered the call to work in the polls for the Nov. 3 general election, though recruitment efforts continue in other areas of the state. More than 200 local residents participated in poll worker training sessions this week with the Richland County Board of Elections, according to local […]
