MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to discuss the city’s final 2019 budget appropriations during a finance committee meeting Tuesday night. The first look at the numbers with Finance Director Linn Steward will come during a finance committee meeting at 5:25 p.m. in council chambers. The budget will also be discussed during council’s caucus, […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Mansfield native, Fredericktown grad Luke Perry dead at age 52
It was a time before Netflix, Hulu, Sling and other online streaming entertainment services. It was a time when broadcast TV was still king. Starting in 1990, few wore the crown brighter than Coy Luther “Luke” Perry III, a Fredericktown native who shot to fame as the moody, bad boy loner Dylan McKay in the […]
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Richland County dog warden tried to discipline employee after workman’s comp claim
MANSFIELD — Richland County Dog Warden Dave Jordan was reportedly terminated in February after he tried to discipline an employee who had just filed for workman’s compensation. It was the latest in a series of management issues involving the former dog warden, including the unauthorized firing of a different employee in 2015 that led to […]
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Ontario stuns Lexington in Division II sectional final thriller
WILLARD — Joe Balogh is approaching 600 career wins at Ontario, posting victories in four decades and in two different centuries. But even the veteran coach, a man whose home court bears his name, needed a few minutes to just enjoy the moment after his Warriors shocked Lexington, 45-41, in a Division II sectional final […]
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Lexington Avenue auto repair business building sells for $200,000
MANSFIELD — A building that houses a Lexington Avenue auto service center was recently sold for $200,000, according to property transfers filed with the Richland County Auditor’s Office. The property at 801 Lexington Ave. was sold by C. David and Lanna Schieber to Aurora Properties of Ohio, LLC. The site had been home to Schieber’s Auto […]
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Republican campaign expert decries Democratic support for ex-Trump lawyer
MANSFIELD — He seemed surprised no one asked about it during a Q&A, but veteran Republican campaign expert Robert Paduchik didn’t hold back Thursday night regarding Michael Cohen. Richland County Republicans attending the group’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Mansfield Holiday Inn enjoyed every remark from Paduchik, who will again lead President Trump’s campaign […]
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Terminated county dog warden was suspended for 10 days in 2016
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask the Richland Source newsroom to investigate a question. MANSFIELD — Recently terminated Richland County Dog Warden Dave Jordan was suspended in November/December 2016 for 10 days for making employment decisions without prior authorization. The suspension […]
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Phoenix Metamorphus wins Big Brews competition in Akron
MANSFIELD — A change in Ohio’s beer law helped trigger an award-winning beer for the Phoenix Brewing Company of Mansfield. Metamorphus, an imperial stout, won the Best of Show award Saturday at the first Big Brews in Akron beer festival. The event showcased high-alcohol beers, including barley wines. Metamorphus topped Bernese Barley Wine Ale from […]
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Healthy St. Peter’s rolls past Plymouth in Division IV tournament game
SHELBY — Mansfield St. Peter’s junior Jonah Ramey was diagnosed with the mononucleosis virus in January — one day after going scoreless in his team’s eight-point win over Plymouth. Now completely healthy, the athletic 6-3 post made the Big Red feel ill on Tuesday night, scoring 18 points in a 62-42 Division IV sectional semifinal […]