MANSFIELD — Clancy Brown will have a chance to see three decades of improvement when he returns to Shawshank State Prison. The 65-year-old Ohio native, who portrayed Capt. Byron Hadley in the “Shawshank Redemption,” will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in August for the first time since the iconic movie was filmed here in […]
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Hope & redemption: The enduring 30-year bond between OSR and Shawshank
MANSFIELD — The former Ohio State Reformatory and the “Shawshank Redemption” movie have had a three-decade-long symbiotic relationship. One would not exist without the other. Ultimately, both found redemption within one another. More on that below. That unique relationship that will be renewed and refreshed Aug. 9 to 11 when movie lovers from around the […]
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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, […]