MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Fire Department will have a new chief, effective Dec. 2. Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker announced Tuesday that Assistant Chief Dan Crow will be promoted to lead the department, effective Dec. 2. “It is with regret that I have accepted (current) Chief Steve Strickling’s retirementresignation, effective December 1,” Theaker said in an […]
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Mansfield Fire Dept. promotes 2, swears-in 1 new firefighter
Family and friends filled the Mansfield Fire Department training room at 140 E. Third St. Monday for a promotional and swearing-in ceremony.
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Sections of Hahn, Dillon roads closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield has announced that due to water main repairs it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. Hahn Road from Boyle Road to Crandal Road. Dillon Road from Hahn Road to Dean Road. The roads have been closed and are set to […]
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Mansfield Finance Director: Blankenship, VanHarlingen seek votes on Nov. 7
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield in January, for the first time in 12 years, will have a new financial leader. Three-term incumbent Finance Director Linn Steward is barred by the city charter from seeking another four-year term in office. Voters on Nov. 7 will choose between Republican Kelly Blankenship and Democrat Jon VanHarlingen for […]
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You’re invited: Richland Source again offering live ‘Candidate Conversations’
MANSFIELD — The nine-story Municipal Building at 30 N. Diamond St. will look different in January. At least some of the key office holders will be different, that is. Frankly, the future of Mansfield’s city government is in the hands of voters on Nov. 7. And Richland Source is again staging two nights of “Candidate […]
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Mansfield Water Main Initiative: ‘We’re running out of time’
MANSFIELD — Dan Hardwick stood on the City of Mansfield plaza on Wednesday afternoon and looked at a couple of time capsules just a few yards away. He referenced those capsules during a press conference arranged to support a four-year, 1/4 percent income tax increase on the Nov. 7 ballot, a proposal aimed at beginning […]
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Mansfield Control Board opts to re-bid 13 demolition projects
MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday morning rejected both bids for the demolition of 13 local structures, choosing instead to rebid the projects. Demolition of the13 structures, grouped into four bid packages, were bid on by C. Eshelman Concrete of Mansfield and Raze International Inc. from Shadyside in eastern Ohio. Eshelman submitted […]
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Sections of Hanna, Glessner roads closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Due to culvert work, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. Hanna Road from Dillon Road to Mill Road. The road has been closed and is expected to reopen by Oct. 17, 2023. Constructionsigns will be posted at […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs first project in solving north end flood plain issue
MANSFIELD — A rainstorm in late August should serve as a reminder to Mansfield City Council that the need for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project isn’t going away. That was the clear message Tuesday evening from city engineer Bob Bianchi, who gained council approval for a $1.7 million portion of the larger three-part project […]
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ODOT plans $31.9 million rehab project of Ohio 13 on Mansfield’s south side
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Dept. of Transportation is planning a $31.9 million project to completely reconstruct Ohio 13 on the city’s south side. The project will be bid in April of 2024, according to Crystal Neelon, public information officer for the eight-county ODOT District 3 based in Ashland. Neelon said construction on the 3.4-mile stretch […]