MANSFIELD — Mark Abrams had to take out the trash on his first day as the city’s parks and recreation superintendent. “I walked into the office building at South Park and there was literally trash piled from the floor to the ceiling,” the 52-year-old Abrams said. “There was no phone. No computer. And no employees,” […]
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-based labor union seeks halt to Blossom Solar project in Morrow County
MOUNT GILEAD — A labor union based in Mansfield has asked the Ohio Power Siting Board to halt construction at the Blossom Solar Project, citing “serious safety, environmental and public health concerns.” Jeff Sellers, business manager for Laborers Local 1216, sent the state agency the letter on Monday evening, describing concerns the union said it […]
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Change in plan: Mansfield City Council may also vote on new AFSCME contract
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday night on a fact-finder’s for a new labor contract with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3088. Now it appears local lawmakers may also vote on a new contract with the union that represents about 150 city workers in a variety of […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield labor contracts, wild news weekend and the newest Source reporters
MANSFIELD — Episode 61 of News Man Weekly is here and the Old News Man is running the newsroom while the boss is on vacation. Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell, joined as always by executive producer Zac Hiser and videographer Hayden Gray, takes listeners through a wild weekend of headlines — from Mansfield City Council’s looming labor […]
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Richland County Coroner’s Office identifies Mansfield murder victim
MANSFIELD — The 18-year-old shot to death Sunday morning in an alley between Lexington Avenue and South Main Street has been identified as Ja’Myrion Hobbs. Bob Ball, chief investigator for the Richland County Coroner’s Office, said Monday that Hobbs, a Mansfield resident, was shot multiple times. The victim turned 18 in June, Ball said. The […]
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Want photos from the Lexington Blueberry Festival parade? Oh, we got photos!
LEXINGTON — It wouldn’t be a Blueberry Festival without a parade. The village turned out in full force Sunday afternoon for one of the highlights of the annual four-day event, now in its 23rd year. The Blueberry Festival queens were all on hand on the hot summer afternoon for the hour-long parade. But there were […]
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Butler mayor indicted on four counts linked to hitting fleeing suspect with car
BUTLER – The village mayor has been indicted on four counts related to an incident in which he allegedly struck a fleeing suspect with his car, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. Butler Mayor Wesley Dingus was arrested Sunday by the Bellville Police Department on the indictment, recently returned by a Richland County grand […]
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Mansfield man, 18, shot to death Sunday morning in targeted attack, say police
MANSFIELD — An 18-year-old man was shot to death Sunday in an alley that connects Lexington Avenue and South Main Street, according to police. The identity of the victim was not released Sunday afternoon, pending the notification of his next-of-kin, Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann told Richland Source. Police were dispatched around 11 a.m. to […]
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Mansfield City Council faces vote on fact-finder’s report for AFSCME contract
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night is scheduled to vote on a fact-finder’s report for a new labor contract with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3088. The union’s current three-year deal with the city expired at the end of April 2024 and contract negotiations have been ongoing. According to […]
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OVI sobriety checkpoint planned Saturday night in Crawford County
BUCYRUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday morning that an OVI checkpoint will be conducted in Crawford County on Saturday night. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers, according to the patrol. “Based on provisional data, there were 1,380 OVI-related serious injury and fatal […]