CAYCE, S.C. — Cary Hart jumped from his chair last Friday night, roaring as he watched on television when Mansfield Senior won a Division III state football semifinal game in double overtime. What the 1982 Malabar High School graduate didn’t know was his wife, Heidi, a 1988 Lucas graduate, was recording his spontaneous and raucous […]
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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Message to Mansfield Senior and Lucas: You only gotta beat them once
Former Fostoria Senior football coach Dick Kidwell told me something once about high school football that I have never forgotten. I was standing next to him on the sidelines in 1996 at Massilon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, minutes before his Redmen team kicked off the Division II state title game against heavily favored Akron Buchtel. […]
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Lucas faces 10-time state champion Marion Local on Saturday
MARIA STEIN — There are years it must seem like winning the Midwest Athletic Conference football title is easier than capturing the state championship. Given the fact the MAC includes powerhouses like Marion Local, Coldwater, Anna, Delphos St. John’s, et al., that may not be far from the truth. Six members of the MAC, based […]
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Trotwood-Madison wants to know where Mansfield Sr. star Grose is on Friday
TROTWOOD — Trotwood-Madison football coach Jeff Graham wants to know where Angelo Grose is at all times on Friday. The former Ohio State and NFL star wide receiver, who leads his Rams into the Division III state title game against Grose and the Mansfield Senior Tygers on Friday at 3 p.m. in Canton, knows danger […]
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Mansfield City Council still undecided on pay raises for elected officials
MANSFIELD — With the exception of 4th Ward Council member Walden “Butch” Jefferson, all members of Mansfield City Council in attendance Tuesday night appeared to be in favor of pay raises for elected city officials. What seems to remain in question is the size of the raises — and if enough members of council will […]
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Community branding effort selects Oklahoma firm to help develop message
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Tuesday approved contributing up to $2,500 toward a $100,000 community branding effort, a key messaging and development idea found in the Mansfield Rising plan. The decision came as commissioners met with Jodie Perry, president & CEO of Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development, and Lee Tasseff, president of Destination […]
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Mansfield City Council to discuss 2020 budget, pay raises on Tuesday
MANSFIELD — If Mansfield residents have thoughts about the city’s 2020 temporary budget, and proposed pay raises for elected officials, there is still time to address both. Mansfield City Council is expected Tuesday evening to give second readings on both topics. A vote on both is scheduled Dec. 17. City Council does allow public comment […]
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Spitzer purchases adjoining acreage in Ontario for $1.2 million
ONTARIO — A long-time auto dealer has purchased 79 adjoining acres for $1.2 million along West Fourth Street, according to recent property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. Spitzer A-Team LP purchased the property at 1779 W. Fourth St. for $1,225,000 from Mansfield Holdings, LLC. Spitzer Kia is next door at 1771 W. […]
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Last-minute TD launches Lucas into Division VII state title football game
COLUMBUS — Lucas drove 80 yards on 13 plays to score the game-winning TD Saturday night with 57 seconds left in a 15-12 Division VII state semifinal victory over Canal Winchester Harvest Prep. Facing a 4th-and-goal from the Harvest Prep 13-yard line, Lucas QB Logan Niswander found senior tight end Riley Mounts on a throw-back […]
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MANSFIELD SENIOR IS HEADED TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
MACEDONIA — Mansfield Senior plays for all the Division III marbles in Canton next Friday at 3 p.m. at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The Tygers (13-1) knocked off Aurora (13-1) 27-21 in double overtime on Friday night at Macedonia Nordonia’s Boliantz Stadium, scoring the winning TD on a 5-yard pass from senior Cam Todd […]