Local Talk with Aaron Hines

Sgt Mike Smith, Mansfield Post of Ohio State Highway Patrol, made a visit to the iHeart Radio studio to share about on Motorcycle Awareness and distracted driving. Plus, he talked about busy roadways with Memorial Day and summer vacation time arriving.

Tom Hamilton, radio play-by-play "Voice of the Guardians", spent most of the hour with WMAN on Thursday to preview the 2025 season for the Cleveland Guardians, who open on Thursday (March 27th) at Kansas City. Hamilton has called baseball on the radio in Cleveland for 35 years and is headed into baseball's hall of fame in July.

Jake Furr, sports reporter for the Mansfield News Journal, dropped into the WMAN studio to share all of the details on Friday's 46th annual All-Star Classic at Lexington High School. Plus, Jake talked about Lucas moving into the Northern 10 conference, Ontario's Bodpegn Miller taking part in Ohio State Spring Football practice, Shelby's Brayden DeVito receiving lots of attention and college offers...

Dr. Julie Chaya, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, shares about the need for donations to help the Richland County Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The Richland County Dolly Parton Imagination Library is need of some help with funding. The state of Ohio covers half of the $130,000 annual cost for the program, which Dr. Julie Chaya, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, says...

Doug Wertz, President and Artistic Director, at the Mansfield Playhouse was in studio this week on WMAN to share about their plans to build a brand new theatre in downtown Mansfield. MANSFIELD, March 12, 2025 – The Mansfield Playhouse, a cultural cornerstone in Ohio and the second oldest continuously operating community theater in the state, is embarking on a historic $7.5 million capital campaign...

The Colonel Crawford Eagles boys basketball team has reached the State Semi-Final for the 1st time in school history. Sheldon, who is in his 19th year at Col. Crawford, phoned into WMAN's "Local Talk" program with Aaron Hines on Wednesday to talk about their incredible season, which includes their current 25 game win streak, and Friday's game vs Marion Local in the Division VI State Semi-Final at...

Ontario mayor, Kris Knapp, made a vist to the WMAN studio on Friday, March 7th to share the latest going on around town. Knapp, who was appointed mayor 7 months ago, has been busy with new restaurants set to open, Raising Cane's and Starbucks, along with Avita announcing a $22 million cancer center and other up coming projects.  Kris spent time chatting with WMAN's Aaron Hines on "Local Talk", whi...

Lexington head coach, Scott Hamilton, joined WMAN "live" in the post game on Tuesday in Willard, after the Minutemen beat Ashland, 69-48, in the boys division III district semi-final. Hamilton in his 4th year spoke with Aaron Hines and Erik Will courtside. Lex (20-3) will now play Sandusky (16-7) for the district championship on Friday (6 pm) at Willard High School. This marks for 4th straight yea...

Mansfield Senior is going to honor the 1985 state runner-up boys basketball team on Saturday night at Pete Henry gymnasium.  It will take place during halftime of the boys varsity game, which tips off vs Toledo Rogers around 5 p.m. Effie James, former player and coach at Senior High, put together a documentary to look back at the incredible run by the 1985 team.  James joined Aaron Hines on WMAN t...

Dr. Julie Chaya, Health Commissioner at Richland Public Health, phoned into WMAN to provide her monthly public health update for January. Julie talks about being safe and dealing with the dangerously cold temperatures. Also, she talks about some sickness going around the area with flu and other viruses. Aired 1/24/25

Richland County EMA (Emergency Management Agency) director, Rebecca Owens, spent time talking on WMAN about the extremely cold temperatures, which are forecasted Sunday through early Thursday.  Owens joined WMAN's Aaron Hines on Local Talk to share some important information and reminders about dealing with the sub zero temps.  This is the coldest air to impact the region since December of 2022.

Mark Rea from the Buckeye Sports Bulletin in Columbus joined Aaron Hines Thursday morning, January 2nd, to discuss Ohio State's impressive win, 41-21, over Oregon on Rose Bowl. The win sends the Buckeyes into the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals vs Texas on January 10th.

Mansfield Senior freshman, Kaylen Brooks, had a huge game in his first varsity home game at Pete Henry gymnasium on Saturday night, as the TYgers beat Sandusky 84-77. Brooks had 24 points, including 5 of 10 from 3-point land.  Here are a few of his incredible 3-point shots from the WMAN Radio broadcast of the game.

Richland Gives Marks its 10th Anniversary MANSFIELD –This is the 10th anniversary of Richland Gives, an online giving event hosted by the Richland County Foundation (RCF).  This year donors will notice lower fees at 2.9%. The RCF Board of Trustees voted to cover the 4% platform fees. Since its inception, Richland Gives has raised almost $3M for hundreds of local nonprofit organizations. Thanks to...

Aaron Hines and Erik Will were joined in the postgame show on Friday by Ontario football coach, Aaron Eckert, along with QB Bodpegn Miller, and linebacker Landon Sowards.  The guys talked about the incredible come from behind win over Shelby, 49-48, at Arlin Field in the Regional Semi-Finals.

Jake Furr, sportswriter for the Mansfield News Journal, dropped by the WMAN studio on Wednesday to preview the high school football regional semi-final games, which feature 3 schools from Richland County. Listen here as Jake talks with WMAN's Aaron Hines about the "rematch" between Ontario and Shelby at Arlin Field, along with an incredible playoff run by Lexington, who is taking on the defending...

Marc Hartz, sportswriter for the Shelby Globe, phoned into WMAN on Thursday to preview the Shelby girls volleyball team playing in the state semi-finals on Thursday, November 7th.  The appearance in the final four is the first time in 34 years for Shelby, and just the 3rd time ever in school history. Hartz shared on the recent success for several of the Shelby teams and individuals over the last c...

Richland County Board of Elections director, Matt Finfgeld, joined WMAN on Tuesday morning, Election Day, to preview what is on the ballot in the county.  Matt shares about how many workers are needed for the general election in Richland County, along with predicting around a 70% turnout locally. Finfgeld told WMAN, early voting in Richland County was 37%, which was just over 29,000.  There are 80...

Jason Opal, new dean and director at Ohio State Mansfield, visits with WMAN to share about their open house on October 15th, and a few things he has written with his background in history.

Free Community Health Day on October 11 MANSFIELD, Ohio - Richland Public Health in collaboration with Avita Health Systems, Cleveland Clinic, OhioHealth, and Third Street Family Health Services will hold a FREE Community Health Day on October 11 at Richland Public Health located at 555 Lexington Ave. Mansfield, OH 44907. The event will feature free/low cost health screenings as well as resources,...

Scott Rose, Shelby School Board President, joined WMAN to share the news about the Press Box at the Whippet Athletic Complex named in honor of Chuck Ridenour. The Shelby School Board on Monday night announced the Press Box at the Whippet Athletic Complex will be named in honor of Chuck Ridenour. Chuck, who worked for the Shelby Globe, spent over 40 years writing stories about Shelby student athlet...

Dr. Michael Benson, executive director of the Richland Academy of the Arts (RAA), a non-profit organization providing arts education and performance opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, shares about launching a public campaign to raise $3.7 million for the renovation and modernization of its historic downtown Mansfield buildings.

WMAN's Aaron Hines and Erik Will, along with Jake Furr from the Mansfield News Journal, preview the 2024 High School Football season in the greater Mansfield area.  The guys cover the Ohio Cardinal Conference, Mid - Ohio Athletic Conference, Firelands Conference and the Lucas Cubs.  Erik and Jake give their predictions for the OCC, MOAC and Firelands, what players they are excited to see and what...

Lee Tasseff, president of Destination Mansfield / Richland County called into WMAN's "Local Talk" with Aaron Hines to preview the "Shawshank 30" weekend and all of the events taking place in Mid-Ohio. 

 The Mansfield City Schools will hold a-Peace on my block event for high school students, August 13th, from 2 pm - 6 pm at the High School. Stan Jefferson, Superintendent, and Kris Beasley, High School Principal, explained all about the back to school event during "Local Talk" with Aaron Hines.