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 […]
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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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 […]
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Richland County Building Dept. chief seeks federal grant to improve software
MANSFIELD — Stephen Risser wants to improve software technology in the Richland County Building Department, an effort he said Thursday will streamline the permitting process and also allow for a streamlined office staff. The Richland County Board of Commissioners like the idea and approved his request to apply for a $100,000 to $125,000 federal grant […]
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Galion shooting incident leads to four-hour standoff that ends peacefully
GALION — Two people were shot on Wednesday afternoon, an incident that led to a four-hour standoff with police that ended peacefully, according to Galion police Chief Ryan Strange. The suspected gunman, Jerold L. Frazier II, was taken into custody. The chief said Galion police received a 911 call at 2:18 p.m. about a shooting […]
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Slip, sliding away: 2 to 3 inches of snow today may make drive home a challenge
Your drive home from work today may be a bit messy. And slippery. Two to three inches of snow is possible today as a fast-moving clipper system rolls across Ohio, dropping light but steady snow that could make daytime travel interesting in north central Ohio. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a […]
Posted inLife and Culture
Go down the rabbit hole with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at the Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Morgyn Beasley isn’t really the kind of person who is often late. But you would never know it watching the 15-year-old rush around the Mansfield Playhouse stage as the White Rabbit in Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” the White Rabbit exclaims early in the […]
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Mansfield native preps for Iditarod with Copper Basin 300 ‘training run’ in Alaska
GLENALLEN, Alaska — Mansfield native Matthew Failor took his sled dog team on a 300-mile training run and camping trip over the weekend. It just happened to be during the 2025 Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race, finishing 22nd out of 30 teams during unseasonably warm temperatures. During an interview with Richland Source last week, […]
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Mansfield awards $330,240 to Columbus firm to oversee B&O Trail connective paths
MANSFIELD — A Columbus-based engineering firm will be paid $330,240 for construction administration and inspection services for two connective projects related to the B&O Trail. CTL Engineering was awarded two contracts on Tuesday by the Mansfield Board of Control to oversee a multi-use connector between the trail and the tunnel beneath Trimble Road and also […]
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Oak Hill Terrace: Richland County Historical Society ‘Restoring the View’
MANSFIELD — Imagine a warm summer evening spent watching the Mansfield Shakespeare Company perform in an outdoor setting with the historic Oak Hill Cottage in the background. Or perhaps gathering to watch the downtown Mansfield fireworks on New Year’s Eve at midnight from the hill there that overlooks the city. How about just a family […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield police on the hunt for a brutal, cold-case killer
MANSFIELD — The 29th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, part 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 by Mansfield police chief Jason Bammann, Detective Terry Butler and DNA expert […]