MANSFIELD — Jalesa, 10, smiled shyly when Mansfield police Sgt. Jon Ahles asked questions about what she next wanted to shop for Sunday morning. Her great-aunt Dream Stamper helped to fill in the blanks. “Anything with no buttons,” Stamper said with a smile as Jalesa smiled again, this time with more confidence and in total […]
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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Shelby receivers share top billing with star QB in win over Lexington
SHELBY — Quarterback Marshall Shepherd is going to get a lot of headlines for the Shelby Whippets in 2021. Completing 39 of 53 passes for 749 yards and nine TDs in two wins to start the season will do that for a senior signal-caller orchestrating a five-wide offense. He has also rushed for three scores. […]
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Local military mission moving into 21st century with cyber wing, says Balderson
MANSFIELD — The military presence at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport will move ahead by a century when a new cyber warfare wing begins its new mission, officials said Thursday. The announcement late Wednesday by the U.S. Air Force that it had selected the local base to host a new Ohio Air National Guard Information Warfare […]
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Two Mansfield police officers involved in Wood Street shooting to return to work
MANSFIELD — Two Mansfield police officers involved in a fatal shooting of a suspect armed with a knife on July 29 will return to work on Friday, according to police Chief Keith Porch. “The Mansfield Division of Police has completed an initial administrative review of the officer-involved shooting at 300 Wood St., Apt. A8,” the […]
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Richland County Sheriff’s Office leasing live view mobile camera system
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Sheriff’s Office will have an extra set of eyes in the sky for the next year. County commissioners on Thursday approved a $24,600, one-year lease with LiveView Technologies for a mobile camera system that can extend 22 feet into the air. Sheriff Steve Sheldon and Capt. Jim Sweat told commissioners the […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $56K more for Main Street improvement design/survey work
MANSFIELD — Survey and design services for the $1 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan will cost about $56,611 more than expected, city engineer Bob Bianchi told the Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday. The additional cost is due to K.E. McCartney & Associates of Mansfield needing to expand its survey efforts related to the project […]