Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night reallocated $476,679 in unspent American Rescue Plan Act funds toward two previously approved projects.
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WestingHOUSE: Community festival to celebrate Mansfield site’s future
The Richland County Land Bank, in partnership with the Leadership Unlimited Class of 2026 and local leaders, will host A WestingHOUSE Party on June 13.
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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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Ohio allocates another $1 million for clean-up of former Westinghouse site
MANSFIELD — A small gaggle of Canadian geese waddled on the green grass Wednesday morning at the site of the former Westinghouse, oblivious to the demolition still going on just to the east of their webbed feet. The northern waterfowl were simply enjoying the former industrial site, equally oblivious to the fact the Ohio Dept. […]
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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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Westinghouse update: Site may be completed by November
MANSFIELD — Richland County Land Bank Executive Director Amy Hamrick said Wednesday it appears clean up work at the former Westinghouse site along East Fifth Street may be complete by the end of November — assuming no more underground pits are found. Demolition and cleanup on the sprawling former Westinghouse site began in December 2022, […]
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News Man Weekly: Cannabis, Westinghouse, Trimble Road closure and the Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — The ninth episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Playhouse Artistic Director Doug Wertz. The longtime local actor and director chats with Hunnell about his theatrical background, the upcoming season at the 95 […]
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Mansfield native seeks to transform former Westinghouse site into vibrant, connected development
MANSFIELD — Marquise Stillwell said he doesn’t see an isolated vacant property when he looks at the former Westinghouse site along East Fifth Street. The Mansfield native, now a national designer, developer and entrepreneur based in New York City, sees connectivity to the rest of the city, adding another economic cluster that can contribute to […]
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Mansfield native’s short stories collection explores the human side of addiction
MANSFIELD — Nick Rees Gardner wants to expand the narrative around addiction. Gardner is a writer, critic and teacher living in Washington, D.C. but his roots are here in Richland County. He graduated from Mansfield Christian School in 2007. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in English from The Ohio State University and a […]
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News Man Weekly Podcast: Tony Vero, Skate Ohio and an Inkcarceration recap
MANSFIELD — The fifth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero, as well as B.J. Price and Adam McElroy from Skate Ohio. Hunnell and Vero talk about a variety of topics, including ongoing efforts to complete […]