MANSFIELD — City officials plan to resurface 18.23 miles of roads during 2020, at an estimated cost of $4.41 million. Mansfield City Council will be asked on Jan. 21 to approve the work, which will be done in two phases, according to city engineer Bob Bianchi. “We do it every year,” Bianchi said. “We rate […]
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Shelby company submits low bid for juvenile court entrance construction work
MANSFIELD — A Shelby construction company has submitted the apparent low bid for a project to enclose for security reasons the open canopy at the Richland County Juvenile Court entrance. Richland County commissioners opened three bids for the project Thursday. James P. Finnegan Construction Inc., 5224 Settlement East Road, submitted the low bid at $98,400. […]
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Mansfield City Council discusses plan to transfer nine parks to Land Bank
MANSFIELD — During a night in which Mansfield City Council handled 16 pieces of legislation, conducted six committee meetings and witnessed the swearing-in of the new Charter Review Commission, it was a plan for nine of the city’s parks that gained the most attention. Mark Abrams, the city’s parks and recreation department manager, discussed the […]
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Richland County commissioners to consider evening meetings in 2020
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners said Thursday they will consider adding evening meetings to their schedule in 2020. The three-member panel, which had its reorganization meeting, has traditionally conducted public legislative sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. Before commissioners voted on renewing the rules for their meetings, Richland Source asked if the panel had […]
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UPDATE: Mansfield citywide boil advisory now scheduled to begin today at 6 p.m.
MANSFIELD — We know Mansfield’s citywide water boil advisory has been a bit confusing since news about it began late Monday afternoon. At the risk of being accused of a bad pun, it’s been a fluid situation. First the primary facts. The boil advisory will now begin this evening at 6 p.m., according to water […]
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Mansfield finance director says city faces challenges as she begins third term
MANSFIELD — Linn Steward wants to leave the City of Mansfield better off than she found it. Steward, sworn in Tuesday morning for her third and final term as the city’s finance director, took office eight years ago when Mansfield was in the mire of a state-ordered fiscal emergency. When she leaves office four years […]
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Ready to ring in the New Year with return of Old Man Winter?
Be prepared to ring in the New Year with a return of Old Man Winter, north central Ohio. In case you missed it, it got colder on Monday with temps dipping down to around 29 overnight. It remained gusty with winds up to 30 miles an hour and a bit of snow. The National Weather […]
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UPDATED: Mansfield issues city-wide boil advisory, effective Tuesday at 7 a.m.
MANSFIELD — Maintenance issues at the water treatment plant have diminished capacity, leading the City of Mansfield to issue a citywide boil advisory, effective Tuesday at 7 a.m. Initially, it was reported the boil advisory was in effect immediately. “Due to a maintenance issue at the plant that has affected our pumping capabilities, it is […]
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Two-thirds of Richland County expenses in 2020 budgeted for ‘law and order’
MANSFIELD — More than two-thirds of Richland County’s $34.5 million general fund budget in 2020 will pay directly for “law and order” things, commissioners said Monday morning. Commissioners made final decisions on the financial plan, including adding $1.5 million to its reinvestment fund for next year, a pool from which the county makes capital expenditures. […]
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Wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour predicted Monday
It would appear 2019 is preparing to blow itself out of existence. One day before New Year’s Eve, the National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a wind advisory for all of north central Ohio. Counties in the advisory area are Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Hancock, Seneca, […]