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 […]
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‘Every senior can afford to live’ at new $38 million Silver Birch facility, says CEO
MANSFIELD — A new $38 million assisted living development along Cline Avenue will be affordable for all senior citizens, according to David Cocagne, CEO of Vermilion Development. “Every senior can afford to live (at Silver Birch of Mansfield) because every senior is eligible for Social Security,” he said after a ceremonial groundbreaking for the three-story […]
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Mansfield police followed department policies during Blymyer Avenue arrest, police chief says
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police officers “acted within the policies” of the department on April 9 during an arrest on the front porch of 139 Blymyer Ave., Chief Jason Bammann said in a press release Sunday afternoon. That announcement came after an internal investigation that was reviewed and confirmed by Safety Services Director Keith Porch, the […]
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Official groundbreaking Monday for Mansfield’s $38 million senior living development
MANSFIELD — An official groundbreaking is scheduled Monday for a $38 million assisted living development at 300 Cline Ave. in Mansfield. Work is already underway at the site for Ohio’s first Silver Birch living community. It will be the site for the groundbreaking at 2 p.m. Officials with Vermilion Development call the project “a major […]
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Democrats, Republicans have primary choices in Mansfield council’s 1st Ward
MANSFIELD — More than 8,400 residents in Mansfield’s 1st Ward will have a new City Council representative in January. The first step toward deciding who the new lawmaker will be begins in the May 6 primary. That’s when Democrats and Republicans in the ward will each choose a party standard-bearer for the Nov. 4 general […]
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Mansfield voters asked to renew Pothole Haters, PRIDE taxes on primary ballot
MANSFIELD — Mansfield residents will see a couple of familiar tax issues on the May 6 primary ballot. The City of Mansfield is seeking the renewal of a pair of four-year, quarter-percent municipal income tax issues — the Pothole Haters Tax and the PRIDE tax. As renewals, neither tax represents an increase. Both issues, each of […]
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Thomas: Rezone of 321 acres may help attract manufacturing jobs in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Barrett Thomas said Tuesday the rezoning of 321 acres near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport will help open doors to future high-quality, heavy manufacturing jobs in the city. “This aligns with the city’s goal of creating high-skill, high-wage employment opportunities,” said Thomas, senior director of economic development for Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. […]
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News Man Weekly: Miss Mansfield Grace Riegel; Faith Life Church; cannabis in Mansfield; and West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — The 45th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, Miss Mansfield Grace Riegel joins us to discuss the upcoming Miss Ohio Scholarship Program in June. A staff sergeant in the 179th Ohio Air National Guard Cyberspace Wing based in Mansfield, Riegel shares her journey from Lexington High School to […]
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Police: Mansfield woman taken to hospital Monday with multiple stab wounds
MANSFIELD — A woman was taken to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital on Monday afternoon with multiple stab wounds, according to Mansfield police. Police responded to an apartment at 624 Heritage Trail at 12:24 p.m. on the city’s northeast side, according to MPD Assistant Chief Michael Napier. The stabbing was the result of a domestic dispute, authorities […]
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Body of 45-year-old man found Easter Sunday after Washington Township house fire
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — The body of a 45-year-old man was found Easter Sunday morning after a house fire near the intersection of Touby and Garver roads in Washington Township. Bob Ball, chief investigator for the Richland County Coroner’s Office, said only a preliminary identity for the man had been established as of Sunday morning. The […]