The clock is running out at the Mansfield Inn, where state officials have now backed Richland County’s order to clear the long-term motel of residents amid structural concerns and an ongoing lack of running water.

The clock is running out at the Mansfield Inn, where state officials have now backed Richland County&rsquo;s order to clear the long-term motel of residents amid structural concerns and an ongoing lack of running water.

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Mansfield Inn: State Sides With County on Clearing Residents

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Episode 84 is a jam-packed episode of the News Man Weekly, so bear with us. 

It opens with Carl unloading on Super Bowl season. From there, the crew riffs on a busy winter week, sports chaos, the latest show Carl is watching and we attempt to talk Curling. Then, it's the kind of headlines that make Mansfield feel like it’s permanently stuck between snow banks and construction cones -- a massive barn fire fought in subzero temperatures, skyrocketing fire truck costs squeezing city budgets and new momentum around a potential public pool. 

Then, we invite on the reporting team behind the soon-to-launch Delaware Source. They join the show to talk about covering one of Ohio's fastest-growing counties and what excites them most about reporting in a rapidly changing community. 

Finally, Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero and Wayfinder Executive Director Miles Parsons join us to talk about what's happening at the Mansfield Inn motel. The building has been deemed structurally deficient and unsafe and it must be vacated by Feb. 13. Vero and Parsons tell us what they found when they were on location last week and how they're racing to relocate residents and animals inside the building. We dig into what happens next and what it says about housing, accountability and crisis response in the area. 

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Homeless Response Team offers help as Mansfield Inn residents face order to vacate

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Episode 84 is a jam-packed episode of the News Man Weekly, so bear with us.&nbsp;
It opens with Carl unloading on Super Bowl season. From there, the crew riffs on a busy winter week, sports chaos, the latest show Carl is watching and we attempt to talk Curling. Then, it's the kind of headlines that make Mansfield feel like it&rsquo;s permanently stuck between snow banks and construction cones -- a massive barn fire fought in subzero temperatures, skyrocketing fire truck costs squeezing city budgets and new momentum around a potential public pool.&nbsp;
Then, we invite on the reporting team behind the soon-to-launch Delaware Source. They join the show to talk about covering one of Ohio's fastest-growing counties and what excites them most about reporting in a rapidly changing community.&nbsp;
Finally, Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero and Wayfinder Executive Director Miles Parsons join us to talk about what's happening at the Mansfield Inn motel. The building has been deemed structurally deficient and unsafe and it must be vacated by Feb. 13. Vero and Parsons tell us what they found when they were on location last week and how they're racing to relocate residents and animals inside the building. We dig into what happens next and what it says about housing, accountability and crisis response in the area.&nbsp;
This episode is powered by the great folks at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.relaxitsjustcoffee.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.relaxitsjustcoffee.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770748818040000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2i_8es_9tQ79LJHCdrHztW">Relax, It's Just Coffee.</a>&nbsp; Related links:
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<li><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/08/fire-destroys-massive-metal-barn-along-woodville-road-in-washington-township/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/08/fire-destroys-massive-metal-barn-along-woodville-road-in-washington-township/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770748818040000&amp;usg=AOvVaw197b1_6Ow05Qw-m_eJV5jv">Fire destroys massive metal barn along Woodville Road in Washington Township</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/04/mansfield-feeling-the-heat-from-skyrocketing-nationwide-fire-engine-prices/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/04/mansfield-feeling-the-heat-from-skyrocketing-nationwide-fire-engine-prices/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770748818040000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3hmGAvmIDJm2KC3Sr_e0ZO">Mansfield feeling the heat from skyrocketing nationwide fire engine prices</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/04/from-eyesore-to-poolside-mansfield-studying-west-park-site-for-new-pool/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/04/from-eyesore-to-poolside-mansfield-studying-west-park-site-for-new-pool/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770748818040000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B9pbZ3j3DDyxwFCcnU8mV">From eyesore to poolside? Mansfield studying West Park site for new pool</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/05/homeless-response-team-offers-help-as-mansfield-inn-residents-face-order-to-vacate/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/05/homeless-response-team-offers-help-as-mansfield-inn-residents-face-order-to-vacate/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770748818040000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pC0rbBT9v-MaWogCidfYR">Homeless Response Team offers help as Mansfield Inn residents face order to vacate</a></li>
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Mansfield Inn: State Sides With County on Clearing Residents

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