MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Thursday approved a design contract that will lead to a fourth courtroom for the Common Pleas general division judges. The move to use $45,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the design comes almost three years after judges Brent Robinson and Phil Naumoff made the request for additional […]
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Opening of new Richland County Clerk of Courts space delayed by air handler arrival
MANSFIELD — The lack of a new air handler will delay the opening of a newly renovated Richland County Clerk of Courts space until September. Richland County commissioners on Tuesday said construction on the space once occupied by the county jail is on pace to be completed on time in June. But, they said, a […]
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Richland County commissioners launch latest capital improvement project
MANSFIELD — The five-story Richland County Courthouse was built in 1968 at a cost of around $2 million. Suffice to say, building costs have increased in the past half century. According to amortization.org, $1 in 1968 would be worth $8.75 today due to inflation. That hasn’t dissuaded current county commissioners, however, from continuing a campaign […]
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Rollie Harper takes oath as Mansfield Law Director: ‘I know Dad is proud’
MANSFIELD — Rollie Harper’s mind — while focused on taking his oath of office Friday afternoon — flickered back to his trailblazing dad. He is convinced Lawrence “Bunk” Harper, the city’s first Black police officer and later the longest-serving chief of the department, is pleased with his attorney son. “I know Dad is proud. The […]
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Long-time incumbent, new challenger in race for Mansfield Municipal Court clerk
MANSFIELD — Voters will choose between long-time incumbent Daniel Smith and challenger Jerry Snay in the race for Mansfield Municipal Court Clerk of Courts on the Nov. 7 ballot. The 74-year-old Smith, who has held the office for 17 years, is seeking another six-year term in a job that pays $128,670 per year. Snay, 47, […]
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Richland County commissioners award $1.56 million renovation contract to Studer-Obringer
MANSFIELD — Actual construction work to renovate “L2” inside the Richland County administration building is expected to begin before the end of the year. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to accept the $1.56 million bid of Studer-Obringer Inc. of New Washington to serve as the general contractor on a project that will create relocation space […]
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Bids for Richland County Clerk of Courts renovation come in lower than estimates
MANSFIELD — Bids for construction needed to relocate the Richland County Clerk of Courts offices came in markedly lower than estimates on Thursday morning. The project is to “build” the new “L2” at the county administration building, a floor that once contained the former county jail, using a share of the county’s American Rescue Plan […]