MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield government offices will be open for business as usual on April 8, the day a total solar eclipse crosses the region. Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry made the announcement Monday during a solar eclipse prep press conference arranged by the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Richland County commissioners announced March […]
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Mansfield City Council to discuss cracking down on ‘Miracle Mile cruising’
MANSFIELD — Lots of folks have used social media in the last two weeks to express an opinion about a proposed crackdown on “cruising” on the so-called “Miracle Mile.” Starting Tuesday, they have a few chances to get out from behind their keyboards and offer actual opinions to local lawmakers. City Council is expected Tuesday […]
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Mansfield Control Board OKs $971K in contracts to improve parks infrastructure
MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a pair of construction contracts totaling $971,839 to improve infrastructure in two city parks. The projects, already approved by City Council, are for a bridge replacement in North Lake Park and a culvert replacement in Liberty Park, according to city engineer Bob Bianchi. The Control […]
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Weekend nights on Mansfield’s ‘Miracle Mile:’ ‘This crowd is out here to wreak havoc’
MANSFIELD — Jason Bammann told Mansfield City Council on Wednesday that weekend evenings on the “Miracle Mile” are not what they were when he was there in his youth. That’s why the 50-year-old police officer, who will be officially sworn in Friday as the new Mansfield Police Department chief, advocated for legislation aimed as reducing […]
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]
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Hail to the (new) chief: Jason Bammann picked to lead Mansfield Police Dept.
MANSFIELD — New Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann will take the official oath of office on Friday at 9 a.m. in Mansfield City Council Chambers located on the third floor of the Municipal Building. MANSFIELD — The art world’s loss was the Mansfield Police Department’s gain. Jason Bammann graduated from Madison Comprehensive High School in […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $166,125 on aerial mapping needed for GIS system
MANSFIELD — Bob Bianchi said Tuesday his office uses city-wide aerial imaging 50 times every day. “Somebody in our office is probably using it right now and I am not exaggerating,” the City of Mansfield engineer said after the Board of Control approved spending $166,125 on a contract with Woolpert Inc. from Columbus to remap […]
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An officer with a smile: Mansfield thanks retiring police Sgt. Jon Ahles
MANSFIELD — Sgt. Jon Ahles always knew he wanted to be a police officer. As a boy growing up in Lexington, he pictured himself pursuing criminals in his cruiser, chasing down bad guys on foot and making all the big arrests. Kind of like the officers on the TV show “Cops” that debuted in 1989 […]
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Mansfield phone scam includes impersonating a police officer
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Division of Police would like to alert area residents of a possible phone fraud occurring in the community. “We have received complaints from area residents who advised they are receiving calls from the Mansfield Police Department requesting payment for fines,” stated assistant police chief Jason Bammann. “The caller advises that if […]
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Moving up, literally: Mansfield police chief elevated to safety service director
MANSFIELD — The first time Keith Porch heard a police dispatcher on the radio was enough to send he and his brother running home. The 49-year-old Porch — on his final day as the Mansfield Police Department chief — laughed in his office Tuesday afternoon as he recalled the day he and his brother visited […]