MANSFIELD — What is the Richland County Port Authority? What is the Mansfield Community Improvement Corporation? How can both benefit local economic development? And how about Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop coming to Mansfield? That’s what episode No. 70 of the News Man Weekly podcast is all about. After a brief opening chat on the sweetest […]
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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Mansfield City Council may act to protect old growth trees at John Todd Park
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on a proposal to grant a conservation easement to protect old growth trees at John Todd Park. The non-profit North Central Ohio Land Conservancy, based in Mansfield, has requested the easement “for the purpose of preservation of old growth trees and preservation of native […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper fatally struck on Ohio 11 in Mahoning County
CANFIELD — A 40-year-old Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper was struck and killed Thursday morning while assisting a disabled vehicle on Ohio 11 in Mahoning County. Trooper Nicholas P. Cayton died from injuries sustained during the accident at 11:52 a.m., the patrol said. Cayton responded to northbound Ohio 11, south of U.S. 224, following reports […]
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Leave ’em laughing: Ashland U. professor set for final Mansfield Playhouse bow
MANSFIELD — John Moser has made Mansfield Playhouse audiences laugh for more than two decades. As he prepares to enter into a new chapter of his professional life, Moser is ready for his final turn on the Third Street community theater stage, joining a five-member cast for “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” opening Friday night. […]
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Park National Bank withdraws proposal to build on Mansfield Municipal Parking lot
MANSFIELD — Park National Bank announced Tuesday it was withdrawing a proposal to develop a new downtown office on Mansfield’s Municipal Parking lot. “The decision comes after thoughtful consideration of feedback from Mansfield’s small business community and residents, particularly regarding the importance of preserving existing parking in the downtown area,” said Chris Hiner, PNB’s Mansfield […]
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Main Street update: Concrete infield installation underway at Fourth Street
MANSFIELD — Winter is coming and the $19.3 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project is nearing the end of its 2025 construction season. Brent Rossman, communications specialist at Downtown Mansfield Inc., told merchants on Thursday that the intersection of Main and Fourth streets will reopen in late November for vehicle traffic during the winter. “Then […]
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Mansfield mayor: ‘We have to solve for parking’ in potential bank/Municipal Lot deal
Parking concerns stall Mansfield’s proposed bank-Municipal Lot deal. Stay updated on the debate and upcoming city council vote here.
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Mansfield City Schools treasurer: Property tax changes could derail public school funding
MANSFIELD — It’s been seven months since the Mansfield City Schools board of education voted on a plan to slash millions from its annual budget. School officials say they’ve followed through with that plan and the district is in a better position financially. But recent decreases in state funding and the looming threat of property tax […]
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Roots of developing Municipal Parking Lot found in Mansfield Rising Plan
MANSFIELD — The idea of developing the 1.4-acre Municipal Parking Lot in downtown Mansfield is not a new idea. In fact, it was the first “action plan” identified in the 2019 Mansfield Rising Plan, which has become a blueprint for downtown revitalization since it was developed by local residents. “The municipal parking lot between Third […]
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News Man Weekly: Municipal lot development, property taxes and a chess master
MANSFIELD — Checkmate, Zac Hiser. Episode 68 of News Man Weekly is the “checkmate edition,” which features the first live sporting event in the podcast’s history. Hiser, the show’s executive producer, takes on local chess master Carl Boor in an actual match as videographer Hayden Gray records the “competition” for the Richland Source YouTube channel. Yes, live […]