MANSFIELD — When is a music concert not a concert? When it’s the Norman Brown Experience. That’s what promoter David Kirst said is planned for the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center on Saturday night. The “experience” offered by Kirst’s film company Rominus James Productions is headlined by Brown, the Grammy-award winning jazz artist. But Kirst, a […]
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 NAACP invites city leaders, including mayor, to ‘Town Hall’ event
MANSFIELD — The leader of the Mansfield Chapter of the NAACP said he thinks it’s time for a still relatively new city administration to meet with the community. Alomar Davenport, who was elected president in December, has announced that Mayor Jodie Perry, Safety Service Director Keith Porch and police Chief Jason Bammann have all committed […]
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Former Butler Township fiscal officer must pay $22,269 due to tax filing errors
BUTLER TOWNSHIP — A former Butler Township fiscal officer and her bonding company are responsible for repaying the township $22,269 after she failed to submit employee tax withholdings for more than four years, the Ohio Auditor’s Office said Thursday. “Shirley Baker and her bonding company (Western Surety Company) are jointly and severally liable for the […]
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Mansfield lawmakers praise work done by city’s Service Complex employees
MANSFIELD — Laura Burns made it personal Tuesday night as Mansfield City Council learned more about operations of the city’s service complex. The 1st Ward council member, speaking to operations supervisor Steve Brown, said she was leaving a building two months ago at night and noticed snow had begun falling since she arrived. “I have […]
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Mansfield City Council hears pitch for International Property Maintenance Code
MANSFIELD — David Falquette said he doesn’t need a lot more information about the city’s proposal to adopt the International Property Maintenance Code. The issue was only discussed during a City Council zoning committee meeting Tuesday evening and a vote isn’t scheduled until June 3. But Falquette, an At-large council member, quickly expressed his support […]
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Get tickets now for ‘Beyond the Trail: A conversation with Matthew Failor’ on May 7
MANSFIELD — Veteran Iditarod musher Matthew Failor is really coming home this time. The Mansfield native will return to his St. Peter’s High School alma mater on Wednesday, May 7, for “Beyond the Trail: A conversation with Matthew Failor,” an event hosted by Richland Source. We invite the public to join that in-person, live chat. […]
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West Park Shopping Center: Hope is local sales effort could lead to local owners
MANSFIELD — The key to solving the decaying West Park Shopping Center is getting it into local hands, according to Mayor Jodie Perry. The recent decision by the current New York-based ownership to try to sell the 17-acre site through a local real estate company may help move that process forward — along with the […]
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He’s back: Ryan Kiley returns to Mansfield Playhouse stage for ‘Who’s on First?’
MANSFIELD — Ryan Kiley spent a quarter of a century making audiences howl with laughter at the Mansfield Playhouse. And then, five years ago, like a wind whipping down the plain, the powerful comedic actor from Mansfield just stopped after a hilarious turn in “Leading Ladies.” That show staged in February 2020 — the final […]
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News Man Weekly: What is new in the City of Mansfield parks system?
MANSFIELD — The 44th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, Mansfield Public Works Director Louis Andres discusses all things happening in city parks — from the transformation of the Sterkel Community Park for All, improvements at Middle Park, to updates on the Clearfork Reservoir and plans for that ever-elusive public […]
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Should Mansfield adopt International Property Maintenance Code?
MANSFIELD — Mansfield has used funds derived from the PRIDE tax for more than a decade to demolish and clean up deteriorated and dilapidated buildings. The question has often been what steps the city can take to stop structures in Mansfield from reaching the point they need to be demolished. City Council on Tuesday is […]