MANSFIELD — August in Richland County always brings the end of summer, and the beginning of back-to-school shopping. For some students, their shopping is done with local law enforcement. On Sunday, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) William J. Taylor Lodge #32 hosted its 28th annual Cops-N-Kids event at Walmart on Possum Run Road. More […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs $988,000 in ‘premium payments’ for AFSCME members
MANSFIELD — City Council on Tuesday approved $1,090,000 in American Rescue Plan Act expenditures on Tuesday, including $600,000 in “premium payments” for city workers represented by AFSCME 3088. The “premium payments” for AFSCME workers actually totaled $998,000, according to council Finance Committee Chairman Alomar Davenport. With ARPA covering two thirds of the cost, the remaining […]
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27th annual ‘Cops-N-Kids’ event helps Mansfield families in need
MANSFIELD — Mansfield police Chief Keith Porch joined a local family doing back-to-school clothes shopping on Sunday morning at Wal-Mart. Retired police Capt. Shari Robertson explained to families how much they could spend. Retired police Sgt. Michael Bammann helped to check in nearly three dozen families who arrived to participate. For the 27th year, the […]