MANSFIELD – The 31st episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped with a Hollywood flair. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell talks with Ashland University history Professor John Moser about his recent travels to Los Angeles to appear on “History’s Greatest Mysteries” on the History Channel. Moser, the […]
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New demolition order expected for West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Law Director Rollie Harper told lawmakers his office is working with the city’s Permitting and Development Office on a new demolition order for the West Park Shopping Center on Park Avenue West. Harper made the announcement at Tuesday night’s Mansfield City Council meeting. He said that new order should be filed in […]
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Temps dip below zero: Perfect time to talk about improved Mansfield parks
MANSFIELD — Temperatures outside Tuesday evening dipping below zero offered a perfect time to contemplate a sunny, summer afternoon in the park. That was seemingly the case during a Mansfield City Council meeting which included a presentation from Parks & Recreation Supt. Mark Abrams. Public Works Director Louis Andres uses council meetings to have his […]
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Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry: ‘I remain bullish on the future of this community’
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry marks the end of her first year in office at midnight on Tuesday as 2024 comes to an end. Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell recently sat down for a conversation with the mayor in her office to talk about her first year as an elected official — the wins, […]
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News Man Weekly: West Park Shopping Center, Main Street and roundabouts
MANSFIELD — The second episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. This week, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with City of Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry to talk about a litany of local issues during a 40-minute chat. The mayor marks her sixth-month in office this week and she and Hunnell […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry will be next week’s guest
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry is six months into her first term as the mayor of Mansfield. On Tuesday, she will talk about her first 180 days in office during an interview on the News Man Weekly podcast at Richland Source. The mayor will join Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell to discuss all aspects of […]
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West Park: Demo delayed 90 days, will be next mayor’s issue
MANSFIELD — The decaying West Park Shopping Center will be a problem for the next mayor and law director in Mansfield. The Mansfield Planning Commission on Tuesday voted to give West Mansfield Realty a 90-day extension on the demolition order for the strip mall and massive asphalt parking lot. That means current Mayor Tim Theaker […]
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Mansfield inspects last part of West Park Shopping Center not under demo order
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Building & Codes officials and members of the city’s fire department on Tuesday morning inspected the only remaining portion of the West Park Shopping Center not already under a demolition order. “It made sense for all us to be here at the same time in case there were other violations,” Community Development […]
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Mansfield plans to inspect remaining West Park Shopping Center building Tuesday
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield plans Tuesday to inspect the remaining portion of the West Park Shopping Center not already under a demolition order. Community Development & Housing Director Adrian Ackerman said Friday the building and codes department would take a look at the eastern wing of the Park Avenue West strip mall. “We […]
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Closed-door session: Mansfield commission talks ‘imminent’ West Park litigation
MANSFIELD — The West Park Shopping Center was not on the city’s Planning Commission agenda Tuesday. But the condemned strip mall at 1157 Park Ave. West — which the commissioned voted last month to demolish on its own terms— remained a key topic for conversation, as it has for more than a year. The commission […]