Today: Roller skating, skateboarding and a bit of nostalgia are coming together this summer as Skate Ohio prepares to open a new indoor facility at Ontario Center.

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Richland County commissioners say they oppose a proposed Franklin Township data center, but they also say they do not have the legal authority to ban those projects countywide.

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Adam Compton was sworn in as a lieutenant with the Mansfield Fire Department, stepping into a first-line leadership role that oversees crew readiness, training, and on-scene decision-making. A Lexington graduate who joined MFD in 2018, Compton said he’s proud to carry on a family legacy in local fire service and wants to pay it forward to newer firefighters.

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Today: A tense overnight standoff in Bucyrus ended Monday with a suspect dead, after police say he fired on officers during a nearly 12-hour ordeal that brought agencies from across north central Ohio to the scene.

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Episode 97 of News Man Weekly opens with a Carl rant about Richland County’s surprisingly massive primary election turnout. Carl, Zac and Hayden then riff on the weekend before diving into the latest local headlines, including Mansfield’s Bike-A-Palooza giving away more than 100 bicycles, two Shelby school staff members credited with saving a choking student’s life and the long-awaited comeback of Mansfield Speedway.

Later in the show, we welcome guests B.J. Price and Adam McElroy from Skate Ohio to talk about the organization’s rapid growth, plans for a future downtown presence, a new development at the Ontario Center and the momentum behind the Bad Magic Skatepark project at Maple Lake Park. The conversation explores how skateboarding can create community, mentorship and positive outlets for young people, while also touching on new partnerships, expansion into other communities and the larger vision for skate culture across Ohio. 

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• Visit Skate Ohio's website and follow them on Facebook. Email [email protected] to collaborate or partner. 
• Richland County ranks 2nd among 88 Ohio counties in voter turnout Tuesday
• Free, family Bike-A-Palooza returns to Mansfield’s North Lake Park on Saturday
• Shelby City Schools staff members act quickly to save choking student
• Monster trucks invade Mansfield Speedway

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Today – Shelby High School staff members are being praised for quick action that helped save a choking student’s life.

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Ontario is taking a preemptive pause on artificial intelligence data centers, even before any formal proposal lands at City Hall.

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Today – Jim Odson saved his first life as a teenager, and went on to help shape emergency medical care in Mansfield for more than three decades.

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Today – Tyger Threads is helping Mansfield Senior High School students get brand-new clothing, shoes and personal care items — with dignity, choice and confidence built into the experience.

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In episode 96 of the News Man Weekly, we break down the key stories shaping the community. These include what voters need to know ahead of the May 5 primary election, a downtown vandalism arrest that drew a strong response from police leadership and the long-awaited roundabout project at Lexington-Springmill and Home roads finally moving toward construction.  
Then, we’re joined by broadcaster Chris Kelly from iHeartMedia. Kelly shares insight into upcoming career changes, how radio in Mansfield has evolved over the years, and how he got started in radio and what advice he has for younger folks in the industry today. 
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• Read all of our election coverage
• K.E. McCartney earns $241K contract to oversee Richland County roundabout construction
• Mansfield police arrest 21-year-old man for alleged downtown theft & vandalism
• Fire! Cannons belch smoke and flame at 48th annual Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield

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