MANSFIELD — City Council on Wednesday evening is expected to vote on nearly $5,000 in various damage claims made by five citizens. Local lawmakers will meet one day later than normal due to Tuesday’s Election Day. All five of the claims were recommended for approval by council’s claims committee in April, a three-member panel comprised […]
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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Open Source: ‘What’s happening along Millsboro Road near Discovery School?’
Question: “What is happening along Millsboro Road in front of Discovery School, the adjoining vacant lot and the Mansfield Art Center? Trees have been trimmed and cleared and there are loads of little flags.” MANSFIELD — It’s all part of a bigger overall project that one day officials hope will connect the B&O Trail into […]
Posted inLife and Culture
GALLERY: Parade, Central Park services mark National Day of Prayer in Mansfield
Area residents and churches on Thursday evening participated in a “Prayer Parade” on Park Avenue West on Thursday evening before gathering at the gazebo in Central during local events to mark the National Day of Prayer across the country. Music, prayers and fellowship were part of the evening, as were prayers said over local elected […]
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Section of Park Avenue West added to Mansfield’s 2025 pavement improvement plan
MANSFIELD — Fixing a portion of Park Avenue West was not not part of the city’s original plan to repave nearly 24 miles of Mansfield streets in 2025. But Mayor Jodie Perry has decided it can’t wait. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday approved a $115,627 change order with Kokosing Construction for pavement repairs […]
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Column: Allow me to introduce you to Iditarod musher Matthew Failor on May 7
Would you like a chance to meet someone who is among the best in the world at their chosen profession? What if you learned that someone was perhaps the most humble, down-to-earth people you have ever encountered? What would you ask that someone if you had a chance to meet them face-to-face? That’s what we […]
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Clear Fork graduate A.J. Blubaugh to make Major League debut vs. Detroit today
DETROIT — A.J. Blubaugh will make a boyhood baseball dream come true Wednesday afternoon. The 2019 Clear Fork High School graduate was promoted to the Major Leagues on Tuesday and is scheduled to make his first start at home for the Houston Astros against Detroit. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. EDT. Drafted […]
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Blues Fest coming to Mansfield Playhouse on Saturday with 3 bands
MANSFIELD — Frank Boyd Jr. has had the blues since he was 2 years old. “The blues touches my soul, man. My dad was a blues guitar player. I grew up listening to him play. “My mom said I ought to love it because when I was 2 years old, he had me on his […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $154K for wastewater treatment plant study
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a $154,000 contract to a Toledo engineering firm to evaluate and suggest improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Jones & Henry Engineers Ltd. has worked with the city since 2014 on issues at the 385 S. Illinois Ave. facility, a process that began when […]
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News Man Weekly: PRIDE Tax and Pothole Haters tax renewals explained
MANSFIELD — The 46th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, host and Richland Source Deputy Managing editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry and Safety Service Director Keith Porch. Perry and Porch both answer questions about the PRIDE Tax and the Pothole Haters tax renewals on the […]
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Mansfield NAACP chief pushes for revamped, stronger Police Review Commission
MANSFIELD — The leader of the Mansfield Chapter of the NAACP said Monday evening he will seek to have the city’s civilian Police Review Commission revamped and strengthened. Alomar Davenport, elected president of the local civil rights organization in December, said during a “Town Hall” meeting that the board “in its current form has no […]