MANSFIELD – The 26th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by former Mansfield police Chief Phil Messer, who served in the MPD for 34 years, the last eight as chief, before retiring in 2010. Messer helped to found and grow […]
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Third generation: Blake Bammann picked Mansfield police ‘Officer of the Year’
MANSFIELD — Blake Bammann became the third generation of Mansfield police officers from his family when he joined the force in 2021. The 2018 Lexington High School graduate proved he must have paid attention growing up, earning the department’s “Officer of the Year” award for 2024. Bammann’s award came during a recent year-end ceremony honoring […]
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Thanks, Dad: New Mansfield police chief salutes retired police officer father
MANSFIELD — Jason Bammann looked to the back of the room Friday morning after he was sworn in as the new chief of the Mansfield Police Department. His father, retired MPD Sgt. Mike Bammann, returned his gaze across a packed City Council chambers in the Municipal Building. “You always told me … you get in […]
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Hail to the (new) chief: Jason Bammann picked to lead Mansfield Police Dept.
MANSFIELD — New Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann will take the official oath of office on Friday at 9 a.m. in Mansfield City Council Chambers located on the third floor of the Municipal Building. MANSFIELD — The art world’s loss was the Mansfield Police Department’s gain. Jason Bammann graduated from Madison Comprehensive High School in […]