MANSFIELD — We don’t yet know the outcome of a five-year, 7.5 mill operating levy for Madison Local Schools. That’s because the results of the Nov. 7 ballot issue were too close to call. Residents voted 3,612 to 3,601 in favor of the Madison levy, according to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board […]
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Richland County voter turnout hit nearly 50 percent of registered voters
MANSFIELD — Richland County Board of Elections Director Matt Finfgeld missed by about five percentage points on his prediction by of voter turnout on Tuesday. “I was a little optimistic,” he said with a laugh on Wednesday morning, agreeing that perhaps local voters were not as fired up as larger, more urban counties that poured […]
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Perry sweeps to victory in Mansfield mayoral campaign
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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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 […]