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Today – Mansfield’s fire chief is sounding the alarm about the staggering cost of keeping the department rolling with reliable fire engines.

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Today – In Danville, tradition runs deep, and it tastes a little like raccoon—especially if you attended the 83rd annual Danville Lions Club Raccoon Dinner earlier this week.

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Episode 83 finds News Man Weekly buried deep in a Mansfield February — frozen, gray and feeling a lot like Groundhog Day with worse wind chill. The crew riffs on surviving brutal cold, charity events and a Cavs trade shakeup. From there, Carl runs through a news cycle, including updates from the county mayors’ panel, developments at the former Westinghouse site and new charges in a Mansfield homicide case. 
Our guests this week are Gary and Reneta Music of the Music Academy of Karate and Empowerment. We talk with them about the discipline and philosophy of "Kata," the role of empowerment in martial arts, the roots of karate in ancient Japanese traditions and how their downtown dojo is shaping students far beyond punches and kicks.  
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• Learn more about Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment
• Buy Gary's book on Amazon or purchase it at 44 West Fourth St. 
• Adult karate class celebrates promotions at MAKE in downtown Mansfield
• End property taxes? Richland County mayors weigh in on potential impact
• Two Mansfield men, teenage boy all charged in 2025 murder of 18-year-old
• WestingHOUSE: Community festival to celebrate Mansfield site’s future

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Today: Could Ohio really end property taxes? Richland County mayors weigh in on what that could mean for their communities, and it’s a complicated picture.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Julie Chaya, a returning Better Together guest, for a conversation about tarot, astrology, and using both as tools for reflection rather than prediction. Julie shares how her interest in people, patterns, and growth led her to these ancient practices, and explains how natal charts, planetary movement, and tarot can help us pause and think about where we are without pressure or certainty.

From walking through birth charts to pulling tarot cards together, the conversation focuses on intention-setting, noticing patterns, and reflecting on past, present, and future as we think about how we want to move through the year ahead.

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In this episode of Inside the Lines, Curt Conrad and Effie James welcome Mansfield Senior sophomore Kaylen Brooks into the studio for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with remembering former Lexington coach Steve Gray and touches on Effie’s new podcast, Beyond the Scoreboard. Kaylen reflects on stepping into varsity basketball as a freshman and setting a program record with 299 points, the differences between AAU and high school basketball, and how a summer spent in the weight room helped him take the next step as a sophomore. He breaks down the chemistry of this year’s Tyger team, navigating adversity -- including a triple-overtime thriller against Ashland -- and what it means to already have his first college offer from Youngstown State. The episode wraps with rapid-fire questions and Kaylen’s vision for a storybook ending to the season.  
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Today – The Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority may soon begin pulling names from its Section 8 waitlist—months after a program freeze left hundreds in limbo.

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Today – A former inmate at Mansfield Correctional is headed to trial after reversing his decision to plead guilty in the alleged beating of a corrections officer.

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In this snow day edition of the News Man Weekly, Carl Hunnell, Zac Hiser and Hayden Gray met virtually to discuss Winter Storm Fern, Hayden's dissatisfaction with the new Steelers head coach, a potential new theme song for the show, winter-related struggles and the Richland County Sheriff's stance on snow emergencies. 
We'll be back next week with a guest (hopefully) and we have some interesting guests lined up for February. Thanks for bearing with us, stay warm and stay safe!
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• Winter Storm Fern live blog: Snowfall, power outages, road emergencies and more
• Open Source: Why no Level 3 snow emergency in Richland County on Sunday?
• How does local wildlife adapt during harsh winter weather events?
• Cold on the farm: North central Ohio livestock producers prep for winter storm

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Today – A Richland County grand jury has declined to indict a Crestline man in a fatal road-rage shooting, leaving the possibility open for future charges as the community absorbs the complexities of the case.

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