MANSFIELD — We made it to 50! In this milestone episode, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell and the team briefly reflect on nearly a year of the News Man Weekly podcast. This episode is a double feature: First, we bid a bittersweet farewell to Ashland Source reporter Mariah Thomas, who’s heading back home after […]
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News Man Weekly: Children Services, Gettysburg and teen charged in 2 homicides
In this episode of News Man Weekly, host and Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Tara Lautzenhiser, the new executive director for Richland County Children Services. Lautzenhiser talks about her goals for the public child welfare agency, challenges its case workers face every day, its finances and the growing need for more licensed foster […]
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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: Richland County mom fights for public records from son’s fatal crash
MANSFIELD — The 47th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this episode of News Man Weekly, host and deputy managing editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County resident Andrea Mauk Akinyemi. She lost her 18-year-old son, Damon Mauk, in a car accident in 2023, just 20 days after he graduated from Lucas […]
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News Man Weekly: PRIDE Tax and Pothole Haters tax renewals explained
MANSFIELD — The 46th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, host and Richland Source Deputy Managing editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry and Safety Service Director Keith Porch. Perry and Porch both answer questions about the PRIDE Tax and the Pothole Haters tax renewals on the […]
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News Man Weekly: Miss Mansfield Grace Riegel; Faith Life Church; cannabis in Mansfield; and West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — The 45th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, Miss Mansfield Grace Riegel joins us to discuss the upcoming Miss Ohio Scholarship Program in June. A staff sergeant in the 179th Ohio Air National Guard Cyberspace Wing based in Mansfield, Riegel shares her journey from Lexington High School to […]
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News Man Weekly: What is new in the City of Mansfield parks system?
MANSFIELD — The 44th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s episode, Mansfield Public Works Director Louis Andres discusses all things happening in city parks — from the transformation of the Sterkel Community Park for All, improvements at Middle Park, to updates on the Clearfork Reservoir and plans for that ever-elusive public […]
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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 […]