MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker asked local Republicans on Tuesday night to elect him to a third term in office — and to give him a GOP-led City Council. “We have an opportunity to get our Council in a favorable manner so we can get things done,” Theaker said during a Candidates’ Night event […]
Carl Hunnell
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Mansfield Senior heads up area schools positioned for state football playoffs
If the Ohio High School Athletic Association football post-season began today, eight schools in Richland, Ashland and Crawford counties would be represented. The OHSAA released the first official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday afternoon. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final […]
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Roundabout planned for Cook Road/Illinois Avenue intersection with Mansfield-Lucas Road
MANSFIELD — Richland County officials hope to know by November if outside funds will be available for a proposed $1.7 million roundabout at the intersection of Cook Road/Illinois Avenue and Mansfield-Lucas Road. Richland County Engineer Adam Gove said Monday local officials will present in October a roundabout plan to the Ohio Department of Transportation, seeking […]
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Richland County employee health insurance costs to stay flat in 2020
MANSFIELD — Health insurance costs for Richland County employees will not change in 2020. The three county commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to keep employee costs the same. With the county anticipating about a 1.2 percent ($100,000) decrease next year, that means the percentage borne by county workers will increase slightly in 2020, according […]
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Clear Fork bounces back with big win over Lexington, 43-16
LEXINGTON — It was not a fun week of practice in the valley for a football team not used to losing. But Clear Fork — which saw a 21-game regular season win streak snapped last week — bounced back in week three with a 43-16 win against Lexington in a game completed Saturday morning after […]
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During Mansfield visit, Ohio Secretary of State says he is following law with election rolls
MANSFIELD — Frank LaRose said Monday he is doing what Ohio law requires of its Secretary of State in maintaining an accurate active voter roll. That’s why LaRose, the state’s chief elections officer, is comfortable his office is taking the proper steps to remove more than 200,000 names of Ohio residents who have not participated […]
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Former Mansfield police chief to be honored as ‘Montford Point Marine’
MANSFIELD — Former Mansfield police Chief Lawrence “Bunk” Harper died in 2016 at age 89, knowing full well he would one day receive the Congressional Gold Medal. How did he know for sure? His son, Mansfield attorney Roeliff Harper, had made him a pinky promise. On Saturday at 1 p.m., during a ceremony open to […]
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During Richland Source visit, Sherrod Brown said he doesn’t regret skipping presidential run
MANSFIELD — Even as the crowded Democratic presidential primary field ebbs and flows across the country, with no clear front runner emerging, Sherrod Brown doesn’t regret his decision not to enter the race. The long-time U.S. Senator, a Mansfield native, announced in March that he would not run for president, despite already taking all the […]