ASHLAND — Cody Dye, the Ashland man who charged with felonious assault for allegedly attacking his mother prior to being shot by an Ashland police officer, had his first court appearance Monday. Dye has been charged with felonious assault and domestic violence by Ashland Police. Ashland County Common Pleas Magistrate Paul Lange set bond at $10,000 […]
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Ashland man sentenced to eight years for attempted murder
ASHLAND – Ashland man Ryan Sackett was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for attempted murder. Sackett, 27, pleaded guilty in February to charges of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and felonious assault, a second-degree felony. In exchange for his plea, the Ashland County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to drop a second felonious assault charge […]
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Ashland man pleads guilty to attempted murder
ASHLAND — An Ashland man pleaded guilty to attempted murder in Ashland County Common Pleas Court Thursday. Court records show Ryan Sackett, 27, entered guilty pleas on two charges — attempted murder, a first-degree felony, and felonious assault, a second-degree felony. In exchange for his plea, the Ashland County Prosecutor’s Office agreed to drop a […]
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Mohican Community Theatre set to perform ‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’
LOUDONVILLE – Director Jessica Wagner can’t wait for audiences to see what her students can do when they take the stage for Mohican Community Theatre’s “Alice in Wonderland Junior.” The show runs Feb. 22-24 at The Ohio Theatre in Loudonville. “Elementary and middle school kids have a lot of talent that people overlook,” Wagner said. […]
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People Magazine features Loudonville family among ‘Grandparents raising grandchildren’
LOUDONVILLE – Beth Murray thought she knew what being a grandma would be like. “I thought I’d just be spoiling the grandkids and sending them home,” the 50-year-old Loudonville grandmother said. Instead, Murray has found herself raising six grandchildren after her daughters, 28 year-old Sam and 33-year-old Heather, “lost their motherly instinct” to opiates. The […]
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Christian pop band Anthem Lights to play Ashland concert
ASHLAND – Southview Grace Brethren Church Youth Pastor Taylor Brown had not heard of Anthem Lights before he started planning this concert, but his students certainly had. The Christian pop rock band has more than 2.2 million followers on Facebook and 1 million subscribers on YouTube. The four-vocalist boy band has shared the stage with […]
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Northwestern teacher sings school closing parody
WEST SALEM – If you thought nothing could beat waking up to a snow day, think again. Eighth graders at Northwestern Middle School woke up Wednesday to a viral video of their history teacher, Roy Woodring, singing a parody about the school closing. The video features Woodring at his desk, belting out made up lyrics […]
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Brandon Campo case prompts Ashland University probe
ASHLAND — In light of new information in the Brandon Campo case, Ashland University’s board of trustees has hired a law firm to conduct an independent review of the university’s hiring practices and substance abuse policies. The investigation was announced by board of trustees president Kevin Doss in a letter sent to all AU faculty, […]