MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry helped lead the Mansfield Rising downtown investment and improvement plan four years ago. She will lead a city-wide improvement effort for the next four years as the new mayor. A Republican, Perry defeated Democrat Sherry Vaught on Tuesday, winning 65.74 percent of the vote from city voters, according to final, unofficial […]
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Mansfield City Council will have 2 new faces in January
MANSFIELD — There will be two new faces when Mansfield City Council convenes for the first time in 2023. Democrat Cynthia Daley and Republican Deborah Mount were elected Tuesday to represent the 4th and 6th wards, respectively. Daley, a political newcomer, will replace current Councilman Alomar Davenport, whom she defeated in the May primary. Mount […]
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Blankenship earns return to Mansfield Finance Director’s office
MANSFIELD — Kelly Blankenship knows the way to the finance director’s office in the Municipal Building. She has been there before — and is now headed back. The Republican, who served as the city’s finance director from 2007 to 2011, earned another four-year term on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Jon VanHarlingen, a former City Council member. […]
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Kemerer, Badnell win 6-year terms as Mansfield Municipal Court judges
MANSFIELD — Voters elected two new Mansfield Municipal Court judges on Tuesday and returned a veteran to the Clerk of Courts office. Current City of Mansfield First Assistant Law Director Michael Kemerer and long-time local private attorney David Badnell were elected to new, six-year terms on the bench, while longtime incumbent Daniel Smith was elected […]
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Mansfield voters reject water main issue
MANSFIELD — Mansfield voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed income tax increase aimed at beginning the process of replacing 53 miles of aging, four-inch water lines in the community. According to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, 52.73 percent of city voters on Tuesday opposed a four-year, 1/4 percent income […]
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Richland County Board of Elections needs poll workers for Nov. 7
RICHLAND COUNTY — The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the Nov. 7 general election. The board has scheduled a class for precinct election officials (poll workers) for Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave., in the upper-level classroom. For participants who enter through the […]
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Perry or Vaught: New Mansfield mayor will move into remodeled 9th floor office
MANSFIELD — The mayor’s office on the ninth floor of the Mansfield Municipal Building was recently completely renovated. It will have a completely new occupant in January. City voters on Nov. 7 will choose between Republican Jodie Perry and Democrat Sherry Vaught to guide the community of 47,669 residents for the next four years. Mayor […]
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Mansfield Finance Director: Blankenship, VanHarlingen seek votes on Nov. 7
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield in January, for the first time in 12 years, will have a new financial leader. Three-term incumbent Finance Director Linn Steward is barred by the city charter from seeking another four-year term in office. Voters on Nov. 7 will choose between Republican Kelly Blankenship and Democrat Jon VanHarlingen for […]
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4th Ward voters to choose new voice on Mansfield City Council on Nov. 7
MANSFIELD — Residents in Mansfield’s 4th Ward will have a new representative on City Council in January. Democrat Cynthia Daley is competing during the general election cycle with Republican Harold Wayman to represent the ward on the city’s north side. Both are local political newcomers seeking elected office for the first time. The winner will […]
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Long-time incumbent, new challenger in race for Mansfield Municipal Court clerk
MANSFIELD — Voters will choose between long-time incumbent Daniel Smith and challenger Jerry Snay in the race for Mansfield Municipal Court Clerk of Courts on the Nov. 7 ballot. The 74-year-old Smith, who has held the office for 17 years, is seeking another six-year term in a job that pays $128,670 per year. Snay, 47, […]