MANSFIELD — Candidates for Mansfield’s fourth and sixth wards, the city’s finance director and mayor participated in a conversation at Idea Works in Mansfield on Thursday. To watch the entire discussion, click here. To learn more about candidates running for seats across Richland County, click here.
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4th Ward voters to choose new voice on Mansfield City Council on Nov. 7
MANSFIELD — Residents in Mansfield’s 4th Ward will have a new representative on City Council in January. Democrat Cynthia Daley is competing during the general election cycle with Republican Harold Wayman to represent the ward on the city’s north side. Both are local political newcomers seeking elected office for the first time. The winner will […]
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Richland Source hosting ‘Candidate Conversations’ tonight and Thursday
MANSFIELD — Voters in Mansfield are charting a new course for the city and Richland Source wants to help you make informed decisions. Tonight and Thursday night, Richland Source is staging two nights of live “Candidate Conversations” to help residents help chart that course, just as we did for the May primary election. Doors open […]
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Kemerer, Mayer seek seat on Mansfield Municipal Court bench
MANSFIELD — Either Michael Kemerer or Cassandra Mayer will be the first new Mansfield Municipal Court judge in more than a decade. Both of the seats on the local bench are open on the Nov. 7 ballot for candidates seeking new six-year terms. Judge Jerry Ault, first elected in 1999, is prohibited by the Ohio […]
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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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Check the ballot: Richland County paper absentee forms have issues on both sides
MANSFIELD — Pay attention to your paper absentee ballot if you requested one from the Richland County Board of Elections. There are races and issues on both sides, according to local elections Director Matt Finfgeld. “Every Richland County voter who requested a paper ballot by mail will have two pages for their paper ballot, front […]
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Full-time department: Bellville-Jefferson Township Fire Department seeks new fire levy
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Voters in the Bellville-Jefferson Township Fire Department district will will decide the fate of an increased fire levy in November. Township trustees voted to put a replacement levy on the ballot, asking voters to swap out a 2-mill levy for a 6-mill levy for the fire department and emergency management services. “After much […]
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State Issue 1 drawing big numbers for Aug. 8 special election in Richland County
MANSFIELD — It’s clear local voters want to make their voices heard on State Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make amending the constitution more difficult in the future. As of Thursday afternoon, 7,317 Richland County residents have taken advantage of early voting that began July 11 — nearly double the amount of […]