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Plan could end C-27J program at Mansfield base

MANSFIELD -- The Pentagon outlined plans Thursday to shrink the U.S. military, including a recommendation that could end an aircraft program at Mansfield Air National Guard Base.
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Mansfield man pleads guilty in stabbing

MANSFIELD -- A 45-year-old city man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to the Sept. 13 stabbing death of David Clinage.
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Army, Marines may shrink

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, retiring older planes and trimming war costs. It drew quick criticism from Republicans, signaling the difficulty of scaling back defense budgets in an election year.
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Military presence at airport dates to 1948

MANSFIELD -- The city's airport has worked alongside the presence of the Ohio Air National Guard since June 1948, when the 164th Fighter Squadron was formed.
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Nursery owner's home hit by fire

BELLVILLE -- A wood-burning stove is believed to be the cause of an attic fire that destroyed thousands of records belonging to Wade and Gatton Nurseries on Thursday.
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