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News Man Weekly: Buc-ee’s, reviving the old Cyclops Circle and the Mansfield Playhouse

by Carl Hunnell April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Potential Buc-ee’s Travel Center. Crown Oasis of Love Sports Complex. And a new show at the Mansfield Playhouse.

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News Man Weekly: Disc golf, West End Neighborhood Improvement and Jessica Gribben

by Richland Source Staff March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Winter. Spring. Carl Hunnell is an equal opportunity season hater. Or maybe he just has a seasonal disorder. All four.

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News Man Weekly: Buc-ee’s, roundabouts, DORAs and Sherry Branham-Fonner

by Richland Source Staff March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Sherry Branham-Fonner, retiring as the executive director of the Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, is the guest on this week’s show.

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News Man Weekly: Windstorm, Buc-ee’s and The Mothership in Mansfield

by Richland Source Staff March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Add losing electrical power at his house for 27 hours to the things that make Carl Hunnell a grumpy old man.

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News Man Weekly: Cassandra Kurek, downtown housing, cannabis revenue and more!

by Richland Source Staff March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Our guest this week is the talented Cassandra Kurek, a Wynford High School graduate and Miss Ohio contestant — who is battling Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

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News Man Weekly: War with Iran, Mansfield Speedway and Paul Kemerling

by Carl Hunnell March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

War in the Middle East. Mansfield redevelopment. Mansfield Speedway. And Paul Kemerling. All on this week’s show.

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News Man Weekly: Mansfield musician Jody Odom Jr., Butler mayor & Madison teacher

by Richland Source Staff February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Episode 86 of the News Man Weekly podcast features an interview with Mansfield musician Jody Odom Jr.

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News Man Weekly: Mansfield Inn, new planned roundabout and Maddalena

by Richland Source Staff February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Grumpy old man Carl Hunnell thinks the time difference between the United States and Italy — and the internet — have ruined his Olympic experience.

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News Man Weekly: What’s going on at the Mansfield Inn? Also, public pools, barn fires and expensive fire trucks

by Richland Source Staff February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

MANSFIELD — You gotta bear with us folks. Episode No. 84 of the News Man Weekly podcast is a jam-packed episode. It opens with our resident curmudgeon, Carl Hunnell, unloading on this year’s Super Bowl game and fans who only pay attention to the NFL one game a year. From there, the crew of Hunnell, […]