Carl Hunnell

1 week ago | ashlandsource.com | Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — William Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and several other works of poetry. He also enjoyed performing in his own theatrical works, primarily in supporting roles. Clearly, the Bard liked to stay busy during his lifetime four centuries ago. Recent Ashland University graduate Leanna Uselton knows that feeling as a performer and assistant director with the Mansfield Shakespeare Company‘s “Twelfth Night” coming up this weekend at South Park in Mansfield.

1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — Greg Baron came to a public meeting Wednesday evening to talk about a proposed affordable housing development for seniors on the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center. What the managing director of development for Wisconsin-based Volker got was a history and cultural lesson about the value of all the things that happened inside a now demolished century-old building — and what it meant to the north end community.

1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — Mansfield Finance Director Kelly Converse, for a second straight month, has illuminated revenue caution lights for City Council. In May, Converse told local lawmakers income tax revenues were lagging 1 percent below estimates for 2025 through April, a fact she said largely stemmed from changes at the state level in business net profit tax collections that are impacting city revenues. On Tuesday, Converse on said income tax revenues through May were down 3 percent compared to 2024.

1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry didn’t mince words on Wednesday afternoon in speaking to state lawmakers about Ohio House Bill 335. She used words like “irreparable harm” and “catastrophic” in describing the impact of the proposed legislation to cities like Mansfield, testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee.

1 week ago | richlandsource.com | Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — The Richland County Port Authority is open. Open for business, that is, according to local officials. The new governmental entity had its organizational meeting on Wednesday morning, officially adding an economic development tool breathed into life by the Richland County Board of Commissioners.