LUCAS — Local residents will never forget Ron Simon. Or his writing. A fundraiser to replace a bench on top of Mount Jeez in honor of Simon, the late Mansfield News Journal reporter/columnist, has already reached its $1,500 goal. Simon, who died in 2016, loved going to Mount Jeez, enjoying the peace and quiet, as […]
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 City Council scheduled to vote on land annexation Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to vote on a proposed annexation of 27.011 acres of land from Madison Township. Property owners of the land, Blevins Finishing Systems Inc. and Steven R. Brown, have petitioned for the annexation. The land is located on the city’s southeast corporation limits on the west […]
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Richland County defense attorneys to ‘boycott’ court-appointed work, starting Oct. 15
MANSFIELD — More than 30 north central Ohio defense attorneys have said they will not accept appointments to represent indigent clients until Richland County commissioners approve additional pay increases for the work. That “boycott,” which takes effect Tuesday, Oct. 15 will be the topic of discussion at a county commissioners meeting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. […]
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Nearly 850 tickets reserved for Mansfield Mayoral Debate on Thursday
MANSFIELD — Nearly 850 tickets have already been reserved for the 2019 Mansfield Mayoral Debate, scheduled Thursday evening at The Renaissance Theatre. And it’s not too late for you to also participate in the political event of the year, which may also be attended by about 40 journalists from 18 states who will be in […]
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Final ‘Talk the Vote’ session planned Monday evening
MANSFIELD — A six-week “listening tour” concludes Monday evening with a final Talk the Vote session in the city’s 6th Ward. The last stop on the tour will be at the SC Events Center, 417 Orange St., from 6 to 7 p.m. Just as in the last five Mondays, from 6 to 7 p.m. you […]
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Clear Fork celebrates Homecoming by racing past Ontario
BELLVILLE — With a conference title on the line and another state playoff berth possibly in the offing, Clear Fork coach Dave Carroll will take an ugly win this time of year. His Colts — coming off an emotional victory against previously unbeaten Galion last week (and with perennial power Marion Pleasant just ahead) — […]
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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 […]
