Photos from the annual Drive Thru Easter event Saturday in the lower portion of South Park, sponsored by the City of Mansfield Parks & Recreation Department. Easter candy, toys and other small items were handed out by Mayor Jodie Perry and other local organizations for children and parents as participants drove through the event. Cars […]
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Thanks, Dad: New Mansfield police chief salutes retired police officer father
MANSFIELD — Jason Bammann looked to the back of the room Friday morning after he was sworn in as the new chief of the Mansfield Police Department. His father, retired MPD Sgt. Mike Bammann, returned his gaze across a packed City Council chambers in the Municipal Building. “You always told me … you get in […]
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Tunnel beneath Trimble Road for B&O Bike Trail connector set this summer
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to tunnel under Trimble Road this summer, a project that will close the busy four-lane street for 45 days. City Council on Wednesday approved seeking bids for the $1.25 million tunnel project that will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy, street when an […]
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Weekend nights on Mansfield’s ‘Miracle Mile:’ ‘This crowd is out here to wreak havoc’
MANSFIELD — Jason Bammann told Mansfield City Council on Wednesday that weekend evenings on the “Miracle Mile” are not what they were when he was there in his youth. That’s why the 50-year-old police officer, who will be officially sworn in Friday as the new Mansfield Police Department chief, advocated for legislation aimed as reducing […]
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Mansfield City Council grudgingly OKs $600,000 for former YMCA demo re-do
MANSFIELD — 2nd Ward Councilwoman Cheryl Meier’s words echoed around Mansfield City Council chambers on Wednesday evening, likely representing the feelings of her lawmaking peers. It was as if council members were standing around and looking down into the huge hole at the former YMCA site at 455 Park Ave. West, watching $600,000 sink into […]
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]
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New playground equipment headed to Prospect Park in Mansfield for $67,740
MANSFIELD — Another city park is getting new playground equipment in Mansfield. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday voted to spend $67,740 to buy the equipment from Midstates Recreation for Prospect Park on the city’s southeast side at 542 Marquis Ave. The decision comes a month after the same board approved $73,477 with the […]
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Steve Sheldon re-elected to record sixth term as Richland County sheriff
MANSFIELD — Steve Sheldon is already the longest tenured sheriff in Richland County history. And after winning a sixth term in office on Tuesday, the 69-year-old Sheldon didn’t rule out a run for a seventh. The Ontario resident, who has worked in local law enforcement for more than 40 years, easily defeated two challengers in […]
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Vero wins 3rd term as Richland County commissioner
MANSFIELD — Tony Vero said Tuesday night that his best campaign message for a third term as a Richland County commissioner was his previous eight years in office. The 45-year-old Lexington resident defeated challenger David Morgenstern in the Republican Party primary. With no Democrat on the ballot, Vero will likely be unopposed in November for […]
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Richland County may spend $200K to upgrade tornado warning sirens to digital
MANSFIELD — Richland County has plans to spend around $200,000 to upgrade its network of tornado sirens to digital from the current VHF status. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to allow local Emergency Management Agency Director Rebecca Owens to seek requests for proposals to do the conversion work. There are 48 tornado warning sirens in […]