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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Mansfield dedicates new police training facility for former longtime chief
MANSFIELD — At first glance, Lawrence “Bunk” Harper might not have liked the idea of the new Mansfield Police Department Training Facility being named for him. In 54 years of police work, being the center of attention was something the former police chief never desired. But his son, Mansfield attorney Roeliff Harper, believed his dad […]
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Richland County commissioners make own decision about share of Mansfield Municipal Court operational fees
MANSFIELD — Unanswered questions asked three months ago about Richland County’s share of Mansfield Municipal Court operational costs led to commissioners making a unilateral decision on Thursday. County commissioners agreed to pay the state-required 40 percent share of Mansfield Municipal Court salaries and benefits for only one magistrate and for municipal court employee health insurance […]
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Taddie cites experience, desire to be public servant in Mansfield’s 6th Ward
MANSFIELD — Jean Taddie said Wednesday she is a better public servant than she is a politician. “Politicians are good at making promises. Public servants are all about carrying them out. I can make promises, but I believe in carrying them out,” Taddie said during Wednesday’s Richland County Democratic Party luncheon. The current Mansfield City Council […]
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Gorman Nature Center’s new geothermal HVAC system carries $25K price tag
MANSFIELD — A new geothermal heating and cooling system is needed at the Gorman Nature Center, with an expected price tag of around $25,000. Jason Larson, director of the Richland County Park District, told Richland County commissioners on Tuesday the system cannot be repaired. “We have been tweaking it the last four or five years with […]
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Breaking down barriers between police and the community topic of Tuesday meeting
MANSFIELD — A summer afternoon car stop led to an important continued conversation Tuesday evening on how to break down any barriers between law enforcement and the local community. Leaders of the Mansfield Police Department participated in a “Community Conversation: Breaking Community and Law Enforcement Barriers” at the North Lake Park pavilion. Sponsored by the […]
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Richland County to receive $900K to assume all criminal probation monitoring
MANSFIELD — Richland County will receive $900,000 from the state over the next two years to assume complete control over all criminal probation cases. The Ohio Adult Parole Authority, which is focusing more on prison parolees in the wake of the Reagan Tokes Act, is getting out of the community control/probation business, according to Richland […]