IBERIA — As the Falcons celebrated Friday night, Hillsdale coach Trevor Cline told junior QB Ty Williams that his face was bleeding. “Yeah, well, you should have seen the other guy,” said the smiling 6-2, 205-pound junior, who rushed for 126 yards in the victory. The “other guy” was a stunned Northmor Golden Knights team, […]
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 Veterans Day celebration to again include parade on Monday
MANSFIELD — The key moment to honor, think of and thank military veterans in the United States is an easy one to remember — the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” The United States celebrates Veterans Day on Monday, a day that originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the […]
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Medal of Honor recipient expected to return for Gold Star Families Memorial dedication
MANSFIELD — Hershel “Woody” Williams has always been a man who finished the job. A U.S. Marine and the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the iconic World War battle on Iwo Jima, Williams was in Mansfield in July when ground was broken for the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in front of the […]
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Richland County voters approve every local tax issue Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Voters across Richland County were in a giving mood on Tuesday, approving more than a dozen tax issues in various townships. Two of the biggest were additional tax increases for the fire departments in Madison and Springfield townships and an additional tax levy for Ontario Local Schools. Here is a voting rundown of […]
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Theaker bests Bryant, earns third term as Mansfield mayor
MANSFIELD — Tim Theaker said voters in Mansfield recognized on Tuesday the city was already moving forward. The incumbent Republican was re-elected to a third and final term as mayor, earning 54 percent of the vote, according to final, unofficial totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Theaker received 3,880 votes, besting Democratic challenger […]
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Republican Mears wins race for Mansfield council president, but Democrats bolster majority
MANSFIELD — Newly-elected Mansfield City Council President Cliff Mears, a Republican, said Tuesday night he can work with Democrats on council. That would be a good thing because he will be looking at six of them when he bangs the gavel and presides over his first meeting. Democrats will own a 6-3 majority on council […]
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Mansfield City Council approves new contracts with police unions
MANSFIELD — Without public comment, Mansfield City Council unanimously Tuesday approved new three-year contracts with its two police unions. The separate agreements are with the “Gold” unit, representing police command officers (captains, lieutenants and sergeants), and the “Blue” unit, which represents police officers. Both bargaining units are members of the Fraternal Order of Police, William […]
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Abraham Lincoln got 1st presidential endorsement from Mansfield Republicans
MANSFIELD — Abraham Lincoln was first officially endorsed for president by Richland County Republicans, just three days after he lost the U.S. Senate race in Illinois to Stephen Douglas. “Mansfield Republicans played a unique role in the history of the Republican Party and in the United States that’s not very well known,” said Patrick Maloney, […]
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Mansfield mayoral election may be decided by about 25 percent of eligible voters
MANSFIELD — It’s likely just one in four registered voters in Mansfield will determine the city’s next mayor. Paulette Hankins, director of the Richland County Board of Elections, projects about 25 percent voter turnout on Tuesday during an election cycle that includes no national or statewide races or issues. “The townships with not many races […]
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Mansfield City Council expected to vote on new contracts with police officers
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on new three-year contracts with its two police unions. The separate agreements are with the “Gold” unit, representing police command officers (captains, lieutenants and sergeants), and the “Blue” unit, which represents police officers. Both bargaining units are members of the Fraternal Order of Police, William […]