In this week's episode of the News Man Weekly, we sit down with Mansfield Public Works Director Louis Andres to hear what’s happening in city parks — from the transformation of Sterkel Park, to new concrete at Middle Park, to updates on the Clearfork Reservoir and that ever-elusive public pool.

Adam "Doc" Fox also joins us with an update on the decades-old Amy Mihaljevic cold case, including new developments in DNA testing.

Plus, The latest on Mansfield’s $19.3 million Main Street Corridor project; Richland County’s new beekeeper-in-chief; and a public code proposal aimed at fighting urban blight.

All that and more, brought to you by Relax, It's Just Coffee — fueling your mornings and this podcast.

Relevant links:

- Mansfield officials talk Main Street project with the public

- Richland County deputy apiarist appointed by commissioners

- What is the PRIDE fund?

- Mansfield city parks page

- A look inside DNA lab testing in the Amy Mihaljevic case

Intro song credit: Smoke And Drink, by Luke Watson.

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