Carl Hunnell, City Editor
Posted inLife and Culture
Mansfield’s own ‘Mermaid Tami’ was inspired by movie ‘Splash’
MANSFIELD — Tami Baker was a child in 1984 when actress Daryl Hannah swam across the movie screen as a mermaid in the movie Splash. But the light-hearted comedy sparked a love inside Baker for the mythical half-woman/half-fish creatures that for centuries have been in the folklore of many cultures around the world. The Crestview […]
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Mansfield Playhouse making plans for return to community theater
MANSFIELD — Doug Wertz is facing a challenge unlike any he has seen in his 42 years in the entertainment business, thanks to COVID-19. “How do we sell a season … without a season?” asked Wertz, the artistic director at the Mansfield Playhouse. “We need to find those individuals and organizations and businesses who are […]
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Mansfield civilian police review board finds 2 citizen complaints unsustained
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Review and Community-Police Relations Commission voted unanimously Thursday evening to accept police department findings that two citizen complaints against officers were unsustained. The commission, meeting for the first time since January due to the COVID-19 pandemic, also heard complaints in nine other cases from police Capt. Doug Noblet. All of […]
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Mansfield City Council delays vote that would declare racism a public health crisis
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening delayed a vote on a resolution supporting the recognition of racism as a public health crisis. The decision to give the resolution only an initial read and delay a possible vote came during a session that included legislators reading emailed letters regarding the issue from their constituents, […]
Posted inOpen Source
Open Source: Vasbinder Fountain again flowing in Mansfield’s Central Park
Editor’s Note: This article was written in response to a question submitted through Open Source. The reader asked us for information regarding the city’s planned usage of downtown fountains this summer.) MANSFIELD — It’s been a landmark in downtown Mansfield for 139 years — and the Vasbinder Fountain is again flowing in the city’s Central Park. A Richland […]
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U.S. Supreme Court provides huge win for LGBT community
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, on Monday ruled a 56-year-old federal law protects gay and transgender workers from job discrimination. The court’s decision in Bostock vs. Clayton County provides millions of LGBT people protection under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in states and communities that do not already have such […]
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Area Agency on Aging seeks federal funds for Ritter’s Run senior housing project
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to discuss amended federal grant requests for additional available funds through the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program. Representatives from four organizations will explain proposals during a 30-minute public hearing, including the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Harmony House, Mansfield Metropolitan Housing and the […]