The peaceful protests around our state and throughout our country are an expression of fear, grief, frustration, and anger. Black communities led the nation in mourning the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor over the last week – and they are now leading calls for justice and long-term changes to dismantle the racist systems […]
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Ohio’s amusement parks, casinos can reopen June 19
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Friday that Ohio casinos, racinos, amusement parks, and water parks are permitted to reopen on June 19. Governor DeWine also authorized the Memorial Golf Tournament to be held at Muirfield in Dublin from July 13 to 19. “In all of these cases, these sectors have come up […]
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GALLERY: Earlty Settlers in Ashland County
Sometimes families remembered their loved ones with framed memorial tributes. The top advertisement on the cover of this 1908-09 Ashland Directory is for George Gilbert’s combination furniture store and funeral director services. This memorial card for John Swineford, who died in 1880 has traditional black trim and lists the number of years, months and days […]
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GALLERY: Black Lives Matter Protest in Ashland
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A day of peace and love in Richland County
MANSFIELD — In the midst of the the rumored chaos and threats of violence, a group of people in Mansfield have called for a day of peace throughout Richland County. The Facebook event, which over 400 have responded to as of Friday afternoon, can be found here. Below is a statement from one of the event’s […]
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Hillsdale High School readies for in-person, socially-distanced graduation on June 12
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale High School intends to celebrate its class of 2020 on Friday, June 12 with a socially-distanced, in-person ceremony. The Hillsdale Local School District joins other Ashland County school districts — including Ashland and Mapleton — in planning a relatively traditional graduation ceremony. With approval from the Ashland County Health Department and in compliance with the […]
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Police charge Mansfield man with inciting violence via social media posts
MANSFIELD — A 19-year-old Mansfield man has been charged in connection with making social media posts referring to threats of rioting and destructive activity, according to Mansfield police. “Our investigators were able to identify the source of the posts, as well as the person responsible for making them,” police Chief Keith Porch said in a […]
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Lexington Blueberry Festival is canceled
LEXINGTON — The Village of Lexington and the Lexington Blueberry Festival committee have announced the 2020 Blueberry Festival and all activities associated with this event have been canceled. “Our committee along with local and state authorities have been monitoring the Covid 19 pandemic and with the uncertainty of these times we feel it is in […]
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2 Indianapolis suspects arrested in Bucyrus on gun, aggravated burglary charges
BUCYRUS — Two people from Indianapolis were arrested Thursday afternoon in Bucyrus on gun and burglary charges, according to a Bucyrus Police report. According to authorities, Pamela S Miller, 49 and Robert B Parsons, 49, both of Indianapolis, were arrested in the 800 block of South Sandusky Avenue. They are being held on suspicion of […]
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Numerous Ohio campuses have abysmal success rates for black college students
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. ASHTABULA, Ohio — Alexis Turner listened carefully as the administrators at the freshman orientation for Kent State University at Ashtabula ticked through the student groups she could join […]