MANSFIELD — Mansfield Law Director Rollie Harper told lawmakers his office is working with the city’s Permitting and Development Office on a new demolition order for the West Park Shopping Center on Park Avenue West. Harper made the announcement at Tuesday night’s Mansfield City Council meeting. He said that new order should be filed in […]
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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Temps dip below zero: Perfect time to talk about improved Mansfield parks
MANSFIELD — Temperatures outside Tuesday evening dipping below zero offered a perfect time to contemplate a sunny, summer afternoon in the park. That was seemingly the case during a Mansfield City Council meeting which included a presentation from Parks & Recreation Supt. Mark Abrams. Public Works Director Louis Andres uses council meetings to have his […]
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Mansfield contracts with Richland Chamber for economic development work
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield may soon have its own version of Jessica Gribben. The city, which saw long-time economic development director Tim Bowersock retire near the end of 2024, has contracted with the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development for those services. That new agreement, for which the city will pay $100,000 annually, […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield police on the hunt for a brutal, cold-case killer, Part 2
MANSFIELD — MANSFIELD — The 30th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, part two of a special two-part episode, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell talks about how a 43-year-old Mansfield murder mystery was recently solved. He is joined again by Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann, Detective Terry Butler and […]
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Mansfield City Council may oppose AT&T tariff — but company has withdrawn it
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled Tuesday evening to oppose a statewide AT&T tariff application that would require cities to pay relocation costs of utilities for certain purposes. But the company on Friday withdrew its application to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio after a groundswell of criticism from local governments across Ohio. So […]
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It’s un-brrr-lievably cold out: Wind chills expected to drop to 24 below zero
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist and political activist Albert Camus was labeled an absurdist. Even he would get a kick out of the weather north central Ohio is experiencing this month — especially in the next 48 hours. […]
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Putting the band back together: Brayden Fogle rejoins Lexington teammates
LEXINGTON — Brayden Fogle was not yet born when the famous musical brothers Jake and Elwood put The Blues Brothers Band back together in the 1980 movie. But just like those brothers (played by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), the 6-foot-5 junior Lexington forward is starting to remember what it’s like when the music is […]
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Gallery: Lexington holds off New Philadelphia in the OCC, 56-49
(Photos from Lexington’s 56-49 win over New Philadelphia on Friday night in an Ohio Cardinal Conference basketball game at LHS. The win improve the Minutemen to 12-2 overall and 7-1 in the league. The Quakers fell to 8-6/4-4 and saw their four game winning streak snapped.)
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DeWine picks Husted to replace Vance in Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat
COLUMBUS — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Gov. Mike DeWine’s choice to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate. The governor made the announcement during a Friday afternoon press conference. “I came to the conclusion, as you see, that the person who is best suited to be the United States senator is […]
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Polar plunge: North central Ohio braces for below-zero temps next week
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” — Author John Rushkin Enjoy the weekend thaw, folks. With apologies to playwright Eugene O’Neill, the iceman cometh. And right fast. Cold temperatures, the likes of which north central […]