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  • Mansfield City Council President Cliff Mears, seen here during a 2019 council meeting, was elected by Richland County Republican Party Central Committee members on Wednesday to fill an unexpired term on the county board of commissioners. (Richland Source file photo)

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  • Mansfield police Chief Keith Porch speaks during a City Council safety committee special meeting on gun violence in July 2019. (Richland Source file photo)

  • Mansfield Law Director John Spon. (Richland Source file photo)

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