MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Thursday approved spending $573,281.60 on a project to upgrade, renovate and relocate aspects of the sheriff’s department — including the 9-1-1 dispatch center and road patrol offices — within the Peoples Community Center. The sheriff’s department has dedicated another $150,000 to the overall cost of the $723,281.70 effort that […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Open Source: Now is your chance to ask questions of Mansfield’s mayoral candidates
“In each and every election, it’s your rights, it’s your freedoms, it’s your interests that are on the ballot.” It can’t be overstated. This November’s election is crucial, especially in the City of Mansfield. Residents on Nov. 5 will elect a mayor, the city’s CEO, for the next four years, in addition to several members […]
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Packed-house discusses social justice issues after Davenport car stop
MANSFIELD — It was a public forum Monday evening in a room filled with concerned residents, community leaders, elected officials and political candidates. The topic was the relationship between the Mansfield Police Department and the black community, a topic that flared on Aug. 15 when a car stop of 4th Ward City Council candidate Alomar […]
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Two write-in candidates to oppose Davenport for Mansfield City Council’s 4th Ward
MANSFIELD — Democratic candidate Alomar Davenport is no longer unopposed in the Nov. 5 election to represent the 4th Ward on Mansfield City Council. Two 4th Ward residents filed today to be write-in candidates for the seat, currently held by Walden “Butch” Jefferson, who Davenport defeated in the April primary. Brenda Collins-Vaughn, 469 Howard St., […]
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Mansfield council candidate’s social justice meeting Monday moved to Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center
MANSFIELD — A public meeting planned for Monday to discuss social justice issues has been moved to the Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center, 445 Bowman St. Alomar Davenport, the only candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot to represent Mansfield City Council’s 4th Ward, called for the meeting after his recent car stop by Mansfield police, which included […]
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Clear Fork dedicates new turf field with pre-season football win over Madison
BELLVILLE — As far as Dave Carroll is concerned, there is only one way his Clear Fork football team can repay the folks in the Valley. “It’s what I was talking to the players about before the scrimmage,” the veteran coach said Friday night after his Colts dedicated the new turf field at the Colt […]
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Mansfield council candidate wants to use recent car stop to prevent future tragedy
MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport said he wants to use his recent car stop by Mansfield police, which included two officers pulling their guns, to prevent a future tragedy. The sole candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot to represent the 4th Ward on Mansfield City Council, the 42-year-old Davenport plans a community meeting Monday at 5:30 […]
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Richland County commissioners to discuss court-appointed attorney fees Aug. 22
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners are scheduled to meet Thursday at 10 a.m. with Common Pleas Court judges Philip Mayer and Brent Robinson to discuss potential increases in fees paid to court-appointed attorneys. The issue first came up in March when representatives from the Richland County Bar Association told commissioners fees paid to attorneys representing […]
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Mansfield mayoral candidate debate scheduled Oct. 17
MANSFIELD — The two mayoral candidates in Mansfield have agreed to debate one another less than three weeks before the election. Republican incumbent Tim Theaker and Democratic challenger Don Bryant will answer questions about their plans for the city’s future during a 90-minute discussion on Oct. 17 at The Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Ave. Theaker […]