MANSFIELD — In a rare sign of unity, the City of Mansfield’s Human Resources Director and the head of AFSCME Local 3088 stood side by side before City Council on Tuesday with a joint proposal. The power of their agreed-upon idea, which would raise the classification and starting pay of city Laborers by 9 percent, struck a […]
Carl Hunnell
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Community meeting on police, social justice issues moved to Oct. 8
MANSFIELD — A second community meeting to discuss social justice issues involving Mansfield police and the community has been pushed back one day to Oct. 8, still planned for 5:30 p.m. at the North Lake Park Pavilion. Alomar Davenport announced the change Tuesday, which will be the second such meeting since his Aug. 15 traffic […]
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Richland County auditor’s office earns top state financial reporting award
MANSFIELD — Pat Dropsey takes numbers and rules seriously. As the Richland County auditor, those are crucial traits. That attention to detail paid off again on Tuesday when his office was again honored with the Ohio Auditor of State Award with Distinction for “excellence in financial reporting related” to the county’s comprehensive annual financial report, […]
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Lexington storage facility sells for $2.39 million
LEXINGTON — A storage facility in Lexington recently sold for $2,392,000, according to recent property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. Turn Key Storage, 1435 Orchard Park Road, was sold by Storage Made Easy, LLC, to Red Dot Storage 175, LLC, according to the transfer record. According to documents filed with the Ohio Secretary of […]
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Mansfield City Council expected to OK $89 million ODOT improvement project for U.S. 30
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to discuss giving formal consent Tuesday evening for an $89 million U.S. 30 rehabilitation project funded by the Ohio Dept. of Transportation. Construction is scheduled to begin in May 2020. City Council’s streets committee will discuss the project during a meeting at 6:45 p.m., just before council’s caucus […]
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Make your voice heard: Three ‘Talk the Vote’ sessions still to come
MANSFIELD — We are halfway through a new concept in the coverage of local politics and government. The good news is, we have learned more about what local residents think are the important issues. The better news is, you still have three weeks in which to participate. The Richland Source six-week listening tour, which we […]
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Mansfield Police Department christens new outdoor shooting range
MANSFIELD — A project under discussion for more than two years came to fruition this week when the Mansfield Police Department opened its new outdoor shooting range. Under bright blue skies Thursday, officers fired AR-15 rounds into targets at the new $44,000 facility, located just west of Mansfield Lahm Airport. The cost is a far […]
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Davenport says he understands needs of Mansfield’s 4th Ward
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council candidate Alomar Davenport said Wednesday he understands the needs of Mansfield’s 4th Ward. “I am fully aware of the needs of the 4th Ward because I am the 4th Ward. The 4th Ward made me who I am. The 4th Ward created the person that stands before you. I am […]