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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Richland County polls closed, FINAL update
MANSFIELD — The polls in Richland County have closed and the final batch of results has been released on Tuesday night at 10:54 p.m. A couple of school levies are so close provisional ballots and absentee ballots that haven’t been counted could determine the final outcomes. Both the Madison School levy (3,612 FOR vs. 3,601 […]
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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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It’s Election Day: Richland County elections director predicts 55 to 60 percent voter turnout
MANSFIELD — An estimated 55 to 60 percent of registered voters are expected to have cast ballots by the time Richland County polls close Tuesday night, according to local Elections Director Matt Finfgeld. That would mean between 45,000 to 49,000 registered voters would have participated in the November general election cycle. Polls opened today at […]
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Richland County Board of Elections seeks poll workers
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the Nov. 7 general election. Therefore, the Board has scheduled a class for new Precinct Election Officials (Poll Workers) for the Nov. 7 General Election on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, in the […]
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Oct. 10 is voter registration deadline for Nov. 7 election
MANSFIELD — Matt Finfgeld, Director of Elections, and Jane Zimmermann, Deputy Director, would like to remind the public that the deadline to register to vote or change your address or name for the Nov. 7 General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Board of Elections office will be open that evening until 9 p.m. This […]
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Richland County Board of Elections approves 3 polling location changes
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Elections met on Sept. 5 and approved three polling location changes for the Nov. 7 General Election. All other polling locations moved for the August Election will return to their original location. The first change affects voters in JACKSON A & B precincts: Old Location: Jackson Township Hall 3761 […]