MANSFIELD — Col. Troy Cramer looked at his audience inside AMVETS Post 26 on Monday morning and felt he was at home on Veterans Day. “The great thing for all of us in this room, whether we know each other or not, it’s days like this, when we come into a hall like this, we […]
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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Galion knocks on the door, but falls in playoffs to Ottawa-Glandorf
GALION — For a brief moment Saturday night, it appeared Galion was poised for its first football playoff win in 34 years. The Tigers trailed Ottawa-Glandorf just 21-17 and were driving midway through the fourth quarter of a Division IV regional quarterfinal. Junior quarterback Wilson Frankhouse, who had nearly 300 yards throwing and running Saturday, […]
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Hillsdale rallies in fourth quarter to stun Northmor
IBERIA — As the Falcons celebrated Friday night, Hillsdale coach Trevor Cline told junior QB Ty Williams that his face was bleeding. “Yeah, well, you should have seen the other guy,” said the smiling 6-2, 205-pound junior, who rushed for 126 yards in the victory. The “other guy” was a stunned Northmor Golden Knights team, […]
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Mansfield Veterans Day celebration to again include parade on Monday
MANSFIELD — The key moment to honor, think of and thank military veterans in the United States is an easy one to remember — the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” The United States celebrates Veterans Day on Monday, a day that originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the […]
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Medal of Honor recipient expected to return for Gold Star Families Memorial dedication
MANSFIELD — Hershel “Woody” Williams has always been a man who finished the job. A U.S. Marine and the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the iconic World War battle on Iwo Jima, Williams was in Mansfield in July when ground was broken for the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in front of the […]
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Richland County voters approve every local tax issue Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Voters across Richland County were in a giving mood on Tuesday, approving more than a dozen tax issues in various townships. Two of the biggest were additional tax increases for the fire departments in Madison and Springfield townships and an additional tax levy for Ontario Local Schools. Here is a voting rundown of […]
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Theaker bests Bryant, earns third term as Mansfield mayor
MANSFIELD — Tim Theaker said voters in Mansfield recognized on Tuesday the city was already moving forward. The incumbent Republican was re-elected to a third and final term as mayor, earning 54 percent of the vote, according to final, unofficial totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Theaker received 3,880 votes, besting Democratic challenger […]
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Republican Mears wins race for Mansfield council president, but Democrats bolster majority
MANSFIELD — Newly-elected Mansfield City Council President Cliff Mears, a Republican, said Tuesday night he can work with Democrats on council. That would be a good thing because he will be looking at six of them when he bangs the gavel and presides over his first meeting. Democrats will own a 6-3 majority on council […]