MANSFIELD — New Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann will take the official oath of office on Friday at 9 a.m. in Mansfield City Council Chambers located on the third floor […]
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Legislation aimed at reducing ‘cruising’ on Mansfield’s ‘Miracle Mile’ is back
MANSFIELD — Legislation aimed at reducing weekend “cruising” on the so-called “Miracle Mile” is scheduled to be discussed Wednesday night by Mansfield City Council. Local lawmakers, meeting one day later […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $166,125 on aerial mapping needed for GIS system
MANSFIELD — Bob Bianchi said Tuesday his office uses city-wide aerial imaging 50 times every day. “Somebody in our office is probably using it right now and I am not […]
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Mansfield City Council appropriates $282,047 to PRIDE demolition fund
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council passed legislation Tuesday appropriating $282,047 into the city’s PRIDE demolition fund budget. The request from Mayor Jodie Perry will help the Richland County Land Bank […]
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An officer with a smile: Mansfield thanks retiring police Sgt. Jon Ahles
MANSFIELD — Sgt. Jon Ahles always knew he wanted to be a police officer. As a boy growing up in Lexington, he pictured himself pursuing criminals in his cruiser, chasing […]
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Moving up, literally: Mansfield police chief elevated to safety service director
MANSFIELD — The first time Keith Porch heard a police dispatcher on the radio was enough to send he and his brother running home. The 49-year-old Porch — on his […]
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Mansfield City Council approves finance office staffing changes
MANSFIELD — Kelly Blankenship said Tuesday she has ideas for what the Mansfield Finance Director’s office can do. Now that City Council has blessed her sweeping reconfiguration of the office […]
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New Mansfield public works director highlights plans for the city’s parks
MANSFIELD — Louis Andres knows a few things about public parks. And it seems clear the City of Mansfield is going to benefit from the expertise of the man who […]
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Kokosing Construction awarded $4.3 million deal to pave Mansfield roads
MANSFIELD — Kokosing Construction Co. was awarded a $4,321,216.45 contract on Tuesday morning to resurface 18.8 miles of Mansfield streets in 2024. Kokosing submitted the lowest of two bids submitted […]
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Bellville planning commission to consider banning marijuana dispensaries
BELLVILLE — There won’t be any cannabis dispensaries operating in Bellville for at least six months. Bellville’s village council imposed a temporary moratorium on cannabis businesses at its most recent […]