MANSFIELD — The finish line in the 2022 election is still a couple of months away. But the horses have already begun jockeying for position in what will be a packed 2023 ballot for the City of Mansfield. There will be 11 positions up for grabs next year in the city — mayor, law director, […]
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Business already picking up at the Richland County Board of Elections
MANSFIELD — Election Day is still two months away on Nov. 8, but business is already picking up for the Richland County Board of Elections. It starts with absentee applications, which Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office will soon be sending to every registered voter. “If you want to vote absentee by mail, you can […]
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J.D. Vance: A conversation about his campaign for the U.S. Senate
Editor’s Note Our discussion with J.D. Vance, Ohio’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, touched on a variety of issues, using some of the questions developed by author and reporter Amanda Ripley as a way of cutting through conflict with questions that “complicate the narrative.” Ripley’s work is aimed at helping reporters and editors dig beneath people’s […]
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Justice Sharon Kennedy: A conversation about the Ohio Supreme Court chief justice role
MANSFIELD — Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy, a candidate for the court’s chief justice in November’s general election, recently sat down for an interview with Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell. Kennedy met with Hunnell at Idea Works, the home of Richland Source in downtown Mansfield. The two discussed a variety of issues, using […]
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‘BBQ, Ballads and Ballots’ event planned Saturday, Aug. 20, in Mansfield’s Central Park
MANSFIELD — Great food, music, poetry and a launch to the 2022 general election season are on tap Saturday, Aug. 20, in downtown Mansfield. “BBQ, Ballads and Ballots” is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Central Park, hosted by the Mansfield chapter of the NAACP’s political action committee. “It will be a community […]
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Just 5 percent of Richland County voters took part in second primary election
MANSFIELD — Matt Finfgeld nearly nailed his prediction for local voter turnout Tuesday for a second statewide primary election. He correctly aimed low. “I predicted 5 percent, so I was in the ballpark,” the Richland County Board of Elections director said Wednesday morning. In an election made necessary thanks to the inability of Ohio’s state’s […]
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Melanie Miller earns GOP nomination for state rep. seat in landslide victory
ASHLAND — Melanie Miller became Ashland’s hometown hero Tuesday as unofficial results showed a landslide victory for the first-time political candidate. The Republican pageant queen and director of Ashland Pregnancy Care Center earned 62.3% of the votes across the newly drawn Ohio House District 67 during the state’s second primary. Ron Falconi, the Republican mayor […]
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It’s Primary Election, Part 2, in Richland County today
MANSFIELD — It’s Primary Election Day in Richland County, Part 2. Thanks to the inability of Ohio’s state’s elected leaders to agree during a contentious redistricting effort earlier this year, a second primary had to be scheduled. That day is today, Aug. 2, though there are few things on the ballot in Richland County. Polls […]
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Democratic Mansfield City Council member moves to become independent
MANSFIELD — Aurelio Diaz said he didn’t want to be defined or constrained by a political party. That’s the reason behind the 5th Ward Mansfield City Council representative’s decision, made public this week, to become a political independent, dropping his official affiliation with the local Democratic Party. “I think it’s good for me personally and […]