ASHLAND, Ohio – After more than 30 years, Ashland University is getting a new telephone system on campus. The University has partnered with Teletronics Communications Inc. to move the campus from a legacy analog phone system from the 1980s to a VoIP-based phone system. VoIP is a digital phone system in which a computer server […]
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Wood Pointe
IMG_5597.JPG IMG_5608.JPG IMG_5614.JPG IMG_5624.JPG IMG_5628.JPG An eight-unit apartment complex that will house youths as they transition out of the foster-care system is now open. The building is located at 283 Grandview Ave. IMG_5631.JPG IMG_5633.JPG IMG_5635.JPG IMG_5637.JPG IMG_5639.JPG
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Alexander “Al” Riggleman
Alexander “Al” Paul Riggleman, 47, of Mount Vernon passed away unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Monday, July 3, 2017 at OSU Medical Center. Al was born on July 16, 1969 in Mansfield to Gary R. Riggleman and Diana J. (Weirick) Ford. Al was a 1988 Crestline graduate and a US […]
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U.S. 30 ramp to 5th Avenue reopens
The U.S. 30 westbound off ramp to 5th Avenue is now open. The ramp was previously closed for an emergency repair due to a collapsed culvert.
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Little Buckeye Museum recognized at Ohio Statehouse
MANSFIELD — It’s been a successful year for Fred Boll and the Little Buckeye Children’s Museum. Since last autumn, Boll has won the Extraordinary Leadership Award from the Richland County Chamber of Commerce, the museum was awarded Institution of the Year and on June 28, Little Buckeye was recognized on the Ohio Senate and the […]
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Safety committee meeting to address vicious, dangerous dog legislation
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Safety Committee will convene Tuesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. in council chambers to discuss proposed amendments to the city’s ordinance concerning dangerous and vicious dogs. As part of the proposal, pit bulls would no longer be classified as vicious dogs, which had been prohibited in city limits. But after an […]
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Carolyn Opperman
Carolyn S. Opperman, 80, of Galion passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Altercare of Bucyrus. She was born March 5, 1937 in Hemlock, Ohio and was the daughter of Lance and Renetta (Schlingerman) Hodgson. Carolyn married her high school sweetheart, Robert J. Opperman on June 5, 1954 and they enjoyed 58 years of marriage […]
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Sharon K. Robinson
Sharon K. Robinson, 75, of Galion, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, July 3, 2017 after a one-year battle with cancer. She was born June 28, 1942, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the late John and Audrey Mobberly. She graduated from Dillonvale High School in 1960. Sharon retired from Lucent Technology in Columbus where she was […]
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3 CDBG projects approved for Ashland
ASHLAND – Three local projects were approved for 2017 Community Development Block Grant funds. City Engineer Shane Kremser informed Ashland City Council of the projects that were chosen during its meeting Wednesday evening. The CDBG program, run by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development, is designed to fund improvement projects in low- to […]
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Plymouth search warrant leads to drug arrest
PLYMOUTH – A 28-year-old Plymouth man was arrested on drug charges Wednesday night after a search warrant was served at a Main Street residence. At approximately 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, the METRICH Enforcement Unit, with assistance from the Allied Special Operations Response Team and the Plymouth Police Department, executed a search warrant at 90 E. Main […]