MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Control Board on Tuesday approved a $707,554 bid from R&I Construction Inc. in Tiffin to replace the crumbling, double-arch bridge at North Lake Park with a […]
Carl Hunnell, City Editor
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Richland County residents should prepare for mask mandate
MANSFIELD — An increase in local positive COVID-19 tests and hospitalizations may lead to masks becoming mandatory in Richland County, Richland County Commissioner Marilyn John said Tuesday morning. In the […]
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Nation’s ‘imperfect founding fathers’ set the stage for freedom, says AU professor
MANSFIELD — The country’s founding fathers were imperfect, but they created a set of principles that set the stage for freedoms unequaled in the world, an Ashland University professor told […]
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Richland County reports 6th death from COVID-19
MANSFIELD — An 84-year-old man has become Richland County’s sixth COVID-19 death, according to Richland Public Health. The man was first reported as a positive COVID-19 test on May 28 […]
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Mansfield City Council committee to discuss ‘racism as public health crisis’ on Tuesday
MANSFIELD — Brigitte Coles wants people to know that love is behind the drive to recognize that systemic racism is a public health crisis in Richland County. “We did this […]
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Richland County may spend $500K in CARES Act funds to help with local mobile learning
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners may consider spending $500,000 in coronavirus relief funds to help facilitate mobile learning in the county’s schools. Commissioner Tony Vero said Friday, after another meeting […]
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Bad news: Strong thunderstorms expected today — Good news: It would knock down heat/humidity
With all due apologies to my southern grandma, it’s fixing to come up a cloud. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland said Friday morning that thunderstorms will expand east […]
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Richland County commissioners ask for more COVID-19 info from state
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners learned Thursday afternoon about the county’s unchanged COVID-19 “level” in the same manner as other county residents. They watched Gov. Mike DeWine’s 2 p.m. press […]
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Mansfield law director apologizes for statements about Republicans
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Law Director John Spon has issued a public apology for remarks he made about local Republicans during a public meeting Tuesday. During a meeting of the Mansfield […]
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It’s gonna be a hot one today — and likely wet, too
You don’t need to buy a sauna in the next few days. We’re gonna live in one. Hot and wet. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a […]