MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry expects to have a zoning proposal on Aug. 6 for City Council regarding a possible recreational cannabis dispensary in the city. Armed with that information, local lawmakers held off Tuesday on scheduled votes that would eliminate a ban on medical marijuana facilities a previous council enacted seven years ago. […]
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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Successful public fundraiser will result in new Richland County Dog Shelter kennels
MANSFIELD — A successful public fundraiser will result in new, more spacious and drier kennels for residents of the Richland County Dog Warden’s Office & Adoption Shelter. Dog Warden Missy Houghton met with county commissioners on Tuesday to announce a GoFundMe campaign by volunteer supporters of the Home Road shelter had raised just over $24,000 […]
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Former Crestline fire chief gets 60 days in jail, 4 years probation for 2 felonies
MANSFIELD — A former Crestline Fire Department chief will spend two months in the Richland County Jail. Matthew Wells on Monday was sentenced to 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty in June to two criminal counts related to working full-time jobs for multiple public agencies simultaneously. Richland County Common Pleas Judge Phil Naumoff […]
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News Man Weekly: Roundabouts, ‘Beauty & the Beast’ and medical marijuana
MANSFIELD — The fourth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition of The News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. The engineer talks about his duties with county roads and bridges — and there is an in-depth conversation about […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider repealing medical marijuana ban
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council in June opened the way for potential recreational cannabis dispensaries. It’s expected Tuesday to consider repealing a ban against medical marijuana, as well. Local lawmakers are scheduled to vote on two pieces of legislation that would undo what City Council approved seven years ago — a ban on medical marijuana […]
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Former Mansfield police chief reflects on security challenges when U.S. president visits
MANSFIELD — Phil Messer knows what it’s like to try to protect the life of a U.S. president, helping to do just that when President George W. Bush came to Mansfield in 2004. Like millions of Americans, the retired Mansfield police chief watched television news on Saturday evening after a would-be assassin tried to kill […]
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‘Monster Truck Throwdown’ on Saturday at Richland County Fairgrounds
MANSFIELD — There is just something appealing about big, loud (and sometimes) flying Monster Trucks. Monster Truck Throwdown returned to the Richland County Fairgrounds for two shows on Saturday, one at 1 p.m. in the afternoon and a second at 7 p.m. in the evening. Five trucks competed in various competitions, each trying to outrace, […]
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Public-private partnerships shine as Mansfield celebrates Liberty Park rebirth
MANSFIELD — Obie Stillwell is still looking out for his hometown in Mansfield. The former Madison High School football star, who later walked on and lettered at Ohio State University, lives in Columbus. But the desire to help people back home still burns as bright as it did when he was an All-Ohio linebacker for […]
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Mansfield police seek public help catching a sports-car driving thief
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police are asking the public to help them catch a thief — who may be tooling around town in an expensive car. On June 6, the suspect walked into the Mansfield YMCA and gained access to a secured locker, where he allegedly stole two credit cards, according to police Capt. Randy Carver. […]
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Back to the start: Richland County Jail food services provider opts out of deal
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners are back to cooking from scratch when it comes to a food services contract for county jail inmates. On Thursday, commissioners announced Trinity Services Group, a Florida-based company, was opting out of a deal signed less than three months ago. The company, which has supplied meal services to the 234-bed jail […]