MANSFIELD — The 12th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mark Sebastian Jordan, local author/playwright/actor/director/historian and journalist. The two old friends talk about Jordan’s newest book, “Get Busy Living: Doing Time at […]
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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Goal met: Sobriety checkpoint finds no impaired drivers Saturday in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Lt. Jason Murfield met his stated goal on Saturday evening. Zero impaired drivers came through a two-hour sobriety checkpoint on North Trimble Road. “Our goal is actually zero and that means that everybody is complying. They’re either finding a safe ride home or they’re staying at home or wherever they are and they’re […]
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You could see it in their eyes: Clear Fork was ready for Lexington on Friday night
BELLVILLE — Aaron Brokaw liked what he saw in his players’ eyes this week in practice. Coming off back-to-back losses to start the season against two powerhouse opponents, it would have been easy to see doubt creep into the minds of his young Clear Fork Colts. In his second year at the helm of his […]
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Gallery: Clear Fork posts first win of the season with 28-3 victory over Lexington
(Photos from Clear Fork’s 28-3 win over Lexington on Friday at the Colt Corral. The gallery contains images from the marching bands from both schools.)
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Mansfield mayor seeks input on final $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry is looking for suggestions for how to allocate the city’s final $2 million-plus in American Rescue Plan Act funds. There are some caveats. First, the money can’t be spent on just anything since most of the remaining federal dollars are considered “regular ARPA” and have more restrictions attached in terms […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol to conduct OVI checkpoint in Richland County on Saturday
RICHLAND COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday morning an OVI checkpoint will be conducted in Richland County Saturday evening. The location of the checkpoint will be announced Saturday morning. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter andintercept impaired drivers, according to the patrol. “There were 11,324 OVI-related […]
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Richland County residents urged to re-register for emergency alert notifications
MANSFIELD — It turns out you do need to re-register after all if you want emergency alerts through Richland County government. The Richland County Board of Commissioners in April approved an annual $21,876 contract with Everbridge to provide the county’s wireless emergency notification system through RC Alerts. At the time, when the county ended its contract with […]
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Donations only: Mansfield Playhouse offering new dresses for Homecoming
MANSFIELD — Tammy Wertz thought it would be a good little fundraising effort for the Mansfield Playhouse — which could also help parents find affordable Homecoming Dance dresses for their daughters. Social media agreed with the idea — and then local residents quickly amplified it. “We put out a post on Facebook thinking it might […]
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Mansfield seeks legal recourse against Page Excavating over YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield seeks to recoup money and damages incurred as the result of an improper demolition of the former YMCA on Park Avenue West. The city retained the Canton law firm of Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews to file and pursue a complaint in Richland County Common Pleas Court against […]
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Bigamy, banter and a bit of chaos: ‘Caught in the Net’ opens at Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Scott Woodlee loves to engage in banter with Evelyn, his teenage daughter — just usually not in public. The father/daughter from Loudonville make an exception in the comedy, “Caught in the Net,” which opens Friday night as the Mansfield Playhouse launches its 2024-2025 season. “We like to banter back and forth in regular […]