MANSFIELD — Shari Robertson, who was appointed to complete Stephanie Zader’s term, was sworn in as at-large councilwoman Tuesday.
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Law enforcer to lawmaker: Shari Robertson joining Mansfield City Council
MANSFIELD — Shari Robertson stood in Mansfield City Council chambers two years ago to thank lawmakers for their support of her 28-year law enforcement career. The retired Mansfield Police Department captain will return to those chambers on Tuesday as a member of that nine-member legislative body. Robertson was elected Thursday by the 11-member Mansfield Republican […]
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Mansfield lawmakers OK airport pollution settlement deal after closed-door session
MANSFIELD — Answers offered behind closed doors Tuesday night were enough to satisfy Mansfield City Council members. Local lawmakers approved the city’s participation in a class-action settlement against two of the companies whose products allegedly contaminated the soil near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The class action lawsuit settlement is part of a proposed agreement in the […]
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Zader exits Mansfield City Council with message: ‘It’s not about party. It’s about people’
MANSFIELD — Stephanie Zader opted not to pull any punches on her way out the door Tuesday night. The outgoing At-large member of Mansfield City Council, who announced in August she was stepping down at the end of September, said her work during her three years in office was about the people. “It’s not about […]
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News Man Weekly: Cyclops Field, Westinghouse demo and ‘Tomorrow’s Talent’
MANSFIELD — In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Source reporters Katie Ellington Serrao, Grace McCormick and Mariah Thomas. The discussion revolves around the massive reporting project “Tomorrow’s Talent” that the trio recently concluded. It was a series of two dozen stories that […]
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Mansfield City Council to enjoy ‘leftovers’ Tuesday before new legislation comes up
MANSFIELD — Local lawmakers will have the chance to enjoy some leftovers Tuesday night before moving on to new legislation. Two bills scheduled for vote were delayed from council’s last meeting on Sept. 3. In one, City Council members chose to delay a vote on the city’s participation in a class action settlement against two […]
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Mansfield lawmakers want more info before voting on airport pollution lawsuit settlement
MANSFIELD — Local lawmakers delayed a vote Tuesday on the city’s participation in a class action settlement against two of the companies whose products allegedly contaminated the soil near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The unanimous decision to delay the vote until Sept. 17 came after council members posed questions Law Director Rollie Harper was unable […]
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Mansfield lawmakers set limit at 3 for recreational cannabis dispensaries
MANSFIELD — Mansfield is open for business when it comes to recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries who want to locate here. City Council, which opened the door for recreational cannabis in June, on Tuesday evening repealed a ban on medical marijuana that previous lawmakers instituted in 2017. Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control, created after the […]
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Zader announces resignation from Mansfield City Council on Sept. 30
MANSFIELD — Stephanie Zader said she has no plans to go anywhere. But she is leaving Mansfield City Council. The At-large councilwoman announced at the end of Tuesday night’s legislative session she is stepping down from office, effective Sept. 30. She will leave with more than a year left on her first four-year term. “I […]
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Mansfield City Council schedules final vote on recreational cannabis dispensary zoning
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Aug. 20 on zoning regulations and rules of operation for recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city. That was the decision near the end of a special council meeting Monday night to review the proposal from the city administration on how — and where — up to […]