MANSFIELD — What is the Richland County Port Authority? What is the Mansfield Community Improvement Corporation? How can both benefit local economic development? And how about Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop coming to Mansfield? That’s what episode No. 70 of the News Man Weekly podcast is all about. After a brief opening chat on the sweetest […]
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News Man Weekly: Clint Knight talks workforce, local music and revival of Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
MANSFIELD — From music to motorsports to workforce development, Clint Knight wears a lot of hats — and we talk about all of them in this week’s 51st episode of the News Man Weekly podcast. By day, Knight is the workforce development director for the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development, working to build a […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield NAACP president talks about police review commission
MANSFIELD — In this episode of News Man Weekly, host and Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by three leaders of the Mansfield Chapter of the NAACP, including President Alomar Davenport. In addition to Davenport, also joining the show from the local NAACP are Eli Jordan, chairman of the youth chapter, and Victoria Pounds, […]
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News Man Weekly: The incomparable Mike Clapper, Ideas of March and Mansfield City Schools
MANSFIELD — The 42nd episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, we zero in on one of the most important local issues of the year: the financial future of Mansfield City Schools. Host Carl Hunnell breaks down key takeaways from Katie Ellington Serrao’s in-depth reporting series and shares why […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield tax time, Ideas of March and life-saving cops
MANSFIELD – The 41st episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with City of Mansfield Finance Director Kelly Blankenship to talk about the finances in the city … and the upcoming April 15 tax filing deadline. He is also joined […]
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News Man Weekly bonus: Catching up with 2025 Iditarod finisher Matthew Failor
MANSFIELD — The 40th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped — and it’s a BONUS episode you don’t want to miss. The News Man Weekly podcast series is proudly sponsored by our friends at Relax, It’s Just Coffee. Join us every Tuesday morning for a new, regular episode! Today’s bonus edition is a […]
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News Man Weekly: Plans for a new Mansfield Playhouse; Iditarod coverage; and Wingstop coming to Ontario?
MANSFIELD — The 39th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Doug Wertz, board president and artistic director of the Mansfield Playhouse. The Playhouse last week announced a new, $7.5-million capital campaign aimed at building a new community theater […]
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News Man weekly: Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis, Iditarod and ICE in Ashland
MANSFIELD — The 38th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Village of Lexington Mayor Bob Jarvis. The two discuss why Jarvis got involved in local government as a council member and then mayor of the village; the mayor’s […]
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News Man Weekly: Main Street project, Mansfield school finances and Iditarod
MANSFIELD — The 37th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Jennifer Kime, CEO of Downtown Mansfield, Inc., and City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi. The chat is all about the $20 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project now […]
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News Man Weekly: Making arrests, fighting fires and making home brews with Chris Niswander
MANSFIELD — The 36th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s show, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Chris Niswander, president of the Mansfield Home Brew Club, an organization marking its 30th anniversary in 2025. Hunnell and Niswander chat about the club and its drive for […]