MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board on Wednesday approved spending up to $10,000 with a Columbus architecture firm to develop 3-D designs showing potential future development at the former Mansfield YMCA site. The “white box massing” work by archall architects will help show what sorts of buildings could best occupy the space 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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Return to Shawshank: Clancy Brown to participate in 30th anniversary at OSR
MANSFIELD — Clancy Brown will have a chance to see three decades of improvement when he returns to Shawshank State Prison. The 65-year-old Ohio native, who portrayed Capt. Byron Hadley in the “Shawshank Redemption,” will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in August for the first time since the iconic movie was filmed here in […]
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Lincoln Highway Bluegrass Band: A modern twist on classic American sounds
MANSFIELD — It’s a band that features five talented and versatile musicians who just happen to play bluegrass. But to Scott Osborne, the leader of the Lincoln Highway Bluegrass Band, this is not your grandfather’s bluegrass group. Music lovers will get a chance to hear that sound on Saturday night when the five-man band performs […]
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Richland County commissioners back state finding against former JFS director
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a joint statement supporting a state finding for financial recovery against the former executive director of the local Job & Family Services office. It was the first time the three-member board has met in public session since Ohio Auditor Keith Faber issued a […]
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News Man Weekly: Shakespeare in Mansfield, a Trimble Road tunnel & a tussle in Bellville
MANSFIELD — The third episode 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 Mansfield Shakespeare Company members Scott Leon Smith and Haley Bedocs to preview the group’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” show coming up Saturday and Sunday, […]
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Open Source: Ohio Brass office building set for historic local landmark status
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader comment and question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Question: The Ohio Brass Building located at 380 N Main St. is a beautiful building sitting vacant. With all […]
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Mansfield’s tunnel project beneath Trimble Road delayed due to rebar issue
MANSFIELD — Trimble Road will remain open in Mansfield this summer. That’s because of a longer-than-expected delivery time for the rebar that will be used to reinforce a 100-foot-long concrete box planned for a tunnel beneath the road, according to City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi. Rebar, short for “reinforcing bar” or “reinforcement bar,” is […]
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Turner Classic Movies host to lead ‘Shawshank Redemption’ panel discussion
MANSFIELD — The 30th anniversary celebration of “The Shawshank Redemption” movie is designed for the film’s legion of fans around the world. But it’s also a family reunion of sorts for the cast and crew that created the film that earned seven Academy Award nominations and is IMDB’s top-rated movie of all time. In 2015, […]
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Auditor: Former Richland County JFS director owes $16,614 for unworked hours
MANSFIELD — Former Richland County Job & Family Services Executive Director Sharlene Neumann apparently owes the government $16,614 after allegedly being paid for more than 350 hours that she didn’t actually work. Findings for recovery totaling that amount were issued Tuesday against Neumann by Ohio Auditor Keith Faber’s office, according to an emailed press release. […]
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News Man Weekly: West Park Shopping Center, Main Street and roundabouts
MANSFIELD — The second episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. This week, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with City of Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry to talk about a litany of local issues during a 40-minute chat. The mayor marks her sixth-month in office this week and she and Hunnell […]