MANSFIELD — In the midst of a three-and-a-half hour Mansfield City Council session on Tuesday evening, brief remarks from Public Works Director David Remy may have gotten lost. Remy said he would likely come to council in August with details on a necessary capital improvement program for the city’s water treatment plant that could cost […]
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Richland County commissioners OK additional $83,000 for 9-1-1 center relocation, upgrade
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday approved up to an additional $83,000 for alterations to a project to upgrade, renovate and relocate aspects of the sheriff’s department — including the 9-1-1 dispatch center — within the Peoples Community Center. The total cost for the project, the first the county has done under the design-and-build […]
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City Council member, local groups to meet with Mansfield administration June 18 to discuss police/community relations
MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport has seen protests against police brutality in big cities in the past, including during his time in New York City when a Black man named Eric Garner was choked to death during an arrest. Protests after the Memorial Day killing of another Black man, George Floyd, by Minneapolis police are different, […]
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Mansfield mayor announces Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center will not re-open
MANSFIELD — It appears the COVID-19 pandemic has hastened the demise of the Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center. Mayor Tim Theaker and and Parks and Recreation Manager Mark Abrams announced Monday the facility at 445 Bowman St. on the city’s north side will not re-open. The century-old building, scheduled to be closed permanently Sept. 1, has […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy K-9 Molly retires after seven years on the job
MANSFIELD — Mornings just aren’t the same anymore for Molly — and she isn’t thrilled about it. When Richland County Sheriff’s Dep. Robert Caltrider puts on his uniform each morning, his former K-9 partner still gets excited and is ready to work. But the 8-year-old Molly officially retired earlier this month, ending seven years of […]
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COVID-19: New Ohio Senate bill would limit health director’s powers, give lawmakers voice
COLUMBUS — They voted differently on a bill that would have limited powers the state health director utilized during the current COVID-19 pandemic to shut down the state. But Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof and state Rep. Mark Romanchuk both said this week they are still interested in legislation that would limit the current authority […]
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Mansfield City Schools to consider creating COVID-19 response coordinator job
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield City School board of education is expected to discuss Tuesday creation of a new “COVID-19 preparedness and response coordinator” position. The discussion and first-reading of the job description will come when the board meets in “virtual” session, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The session will be live-streamed on the district’s Facebook page. […]
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179th Airlift Wing planes ‘Salute Ohio’ in 2-hour flyover mission
MANSFIELD — Lt. Col. Matt Dudley has spent more than 4,000 hours piloting a C-130 aircraft for the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard. A few seconds in the air over Mansfield on Friday morning meant the world to the 1996 Clear Fork High School graduate, leading a flight of two aircraft […]