MANSFIELD — Diamond Street through the downtown opened to two-way traffic on Monday, according to city engineer Bob Bianchi. The $552,000 conversion from First to Sixth streets, approved by City Council in November 2020, ended decades of northbound-only traffic on one of the city’s main arteries. Bianchi said there will be intermittent lane closures while […]
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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‘It’s a beautiful bridge,’ Bianchi says of North Lake Park span
MANSFIELD — Work on an historic North Lake Park bridge came to an official end Tuesday morning when the Mansfield Board of Control approved a final change order related to the project. Ironically, the change order reduced the final price by $17,007, according to Mansfield city engineer Bob Bianchi. The final cost for the work, […]
Posted inBusiness, Property Transfers
Cline Avenue property to be used as animal hospital sells for $430,000
MANSFIELD — A building that will soon be home to an animal hospital sold recently for $430,000, according to property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. The site at 371 Cline Ave. will be the home of Phillips Animal Hospital, which has outgrown its facility on South Main Street. The actual sale is […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Mark Sebastian Jordan’s new Ceely Rose book answers questions, questions answers
LUCAS — Mark Sebastian Jordan knows more than anyone about the murderous Ceely Rose, the shocking true crime story about a troubled young woman who killed her entire family in 1896. But even as the 51-year-old playwright, historian, entertainer and storyteller completed his new book, “The Ceely Rose Murders at Malabar Farm,” Jordan is proud that […]
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Mansfield City Council expected to honor two employees Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on resolutions honoring two city workers — a retiring human resources specialist and a firefighter who recently completed national training. Michelle Swoope is retiring, effective Monday, after more than 31 years in the city’s HR department. A Mansfield Senior High School graduate, Swoope earned an […]
Posted inSports
Richard Petty’s grandson to race June 4 when ARCA returns to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A racing future for Thad Moffitt was in doubt even before he was born, despite the fact his grandfather is NASCAR legend Richard Petty. His talented cousin, Adam Petty, the son of Moffitt’s Uncle Kyle, was killed at age 19 while practicing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in May 2000 — just a […]
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American Rescue Plan: Community launches conversation on ‘generational’ opportunities
MANSFIELD — The end of the conversation Tuesday evening marked just the beginning of the planning process for millions of dollars coming to north central Ohio from the American Rescue Plan. That was the clear message at the end of an hour-long, wide-ranging online discussion of more than 120 local elected officials, community leaders and […]
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Mansfield Board of Control approves $303,400 for Getz Builders to construct police training facility
MANSFIELD —Getz Builders of Mansfield was one of three finalists for a design-bid project to build a new Mansfield Police Department indoor classroom training facility. When the other two finalists dropped out, thankfully the $303,400 proposal was in line with what the city had in mind for the project on Miller Parkway. “We didn’t have a […]