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?"
Posted inWellness
Miss Ohio leads the field to start the 11th annual Kingwood 5K Run/Walk in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Caroline Grace Williams has made countless public appearances during her reign as Miss Ohio, especially considering her tenure was extended for a year due to a pandemic that cancelled last year’s scholarship pageant. But few things may have tested the talented 26-year-old musical performer as much as the 11th annual Kingwood 5K Run/Walk […]
Posted inLife and Culture, Outdoor
Mysterious bird disease leads Ohio Bird Sanctuary to issue cautionary statement
MANSFIELD — An unknown disease, thus far primarily affecting songbirds, has led the Ohio Bird Sanctuary to issue a caution to residents planning to bring a feathered friend to the facility. In a social media post on Wednesday, the OBS asked residents to call for information and instructions before bringing any birds to the facility for […]
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Richland County Transit bus station to-reopen Monday, June 14
MANSFIELD — Richland County Transit bus passengers can again use the Stanton Transit Center building, beginning Monday, June 14. The facility at 74 S. Diamond St. had been closed since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Jean Taddie of the Richland County Regional Planning Commission, who serves as the transit development manager, said federal orders require […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: Will decorative arches be lit as part of Mansfield’s Main Street improvement plan?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to reader-submitted questions through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD — John Leach has fond memories of lighted arches along the Main Street corridor through downtown Mansfield many years ago. Leach remembers often walking through the downtown […]
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects local serial killer’s bid to reopen death-penalty case
COLUMBUS — Convicted serial killer Shawn Grate will not get another new day before the Ohio Supreme Court. The state’s highest court, without comment, on Tuesday denied Grate’s application to reopen his case. Grate, 44, sentenced to death for the murders of five women in Ashland, Richland and Marion counties, obtained a new attorney earlier […]
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Richland County receives first half of American Rescue Plan funds — $11.7 million
MANSFIELD — Richland County’s coffers swelled by $11,766,372 on Monday when the first half of the federal American Rescue Plan dollars arrived. Finding the best ways to invest the money, and an equal amount coming in 2022, remains a topic for discussion, county commissioners agreed on Tuesday morning. Guidelines for using the federal funds, issued […]
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Bellville-Johnsville and Lexington-Ontario roads residents must remove obstructions before paving
MANSFIELD — Eighteen residents along seven miles of Bellville-Johnsville and Lexington-Ontario roads must remove right-of-way obstructions before a street resurfacing project later this year. That was the message Tuesday from Richland County Engineer Adam Gove, who met with county commissioners to discuss a project that will be 80 percent funded by the Ohio Department of […]
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‘I came outside and he was yelling ‘Help! Help! Help!’ says Arthur Ave. fire witness
MANSFIELD — Lakeeron Lane said he was inside his Arthur Avenue residence early Monday morning when he heard a man screaming. “I came outside and I looked (across the street) and he was yelling, ‘Help! Help! Help! Help! Help!’” Lane said, looking across toward 115 Arthur Ave., the scene of a house fire that left […]