In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Mansfield Safety Service Director Keith Porch.The former Mansfield police chief and long-time law enforcement officer talks about his background, growing up in Mansfield and graduating from Mansfield Senior High School before joining the Richland County Sheriff's Office in 1994 and the MPD in 1999. Stay tuned for part II of this conversation, which will be released Tues, Sept. 3. 
Hunnell is also joined by executive producer Zac Hiser and video producer Grant Ritchey as they riff about news of the week -- including cannabis dispensaries, a $4.2 million wastewater improvement project in Bellville, the purge of 3,796 Richland County inactive voters from voting rolls, and a 28-year-old Mansfield man indicted on 31 felony counts related to child pornography. 

Links: Mansfield lawmakers set limit at 3 for recreational cannabis dispensariesRichland County pushes ahead with $4 million sewer project to support growth in BellvilleNearly 3,800 inactive Richland County voters purged from rolls ahead of presidential electionChild pornography allegations against Witchey date back more than a year
Intro song credit: Smoke And Drink, by Luke Watson.
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