LOUDONVILLE — A house on South Spring Street is slated for demolition next month after the village purchased the property using federal pandemic relief money. Rob Cutlip, a contractor based in Perrysville, has been hired by the Ashland County Land Bank to demolish the house — 135 South Spring St. — for $8,900. The demolition is […]
Dillon Carr
Lead reporter for Ashland Source who happens to own more bikes than pairs of jeans. His coverage focuses on city and county government, and everything in between. He lives in Mansfield with his wife and two children.
Posted inLife and Culture
Wet weather stops balloon flights on first night of Ashland BalloonFest
ASHLAND — The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” rang out over the speakers surrounding Freer Field on Thursday as the BalloonFest’s food vendor coordinator broke the news. “We’re shutting down field activities at 7:30,” said Joe Reep, addressing Ron Puglisi, the owner of Puglisi’s Pizza. About an hour before, Zach Burgess, the four-day festival’s president & pilot liaison announced to […]
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Pilot in fatal plane crash flew under ‘visual flight rules,’ NTSB report shows
ASHLAND — The pilot who fatally crashed into a wooded area near Polk in May flew into severe weather under “visual flight rules” and without an instrument rating, a federal report revealed. The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal agency charged with investigating the cause of accidents in all modes of transportation, issued a preliminary […]
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Savannah man found guilty of charges related to violent dog bite case
ASHLAND — A jury found one of three adults involved in a violent dog bite case partially guilty following a four-day trial that began June 10. Robert Michalski, Jr., 48, of Savannah, is one of three people involved in a dog bite case from Savannah that led to a 6-year-old boy being hospitalized. Michalski initially faced […]
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Loudonville man pleads ‘not guilty’ following violent, bloody incident
ASHLAND — A Loudonville man pleaded not guilty Friday morning to charges related to a violent incident that ended with his mother being flown to an Akron hospital with severe injuries. Matthew J. DeWitt, 29, remains incarcerated at the Ashland County Jail on a $750,000 bond. He faces three felonies and two first-degree misdemeanors following […]
Posted inArea History
Archaeological survey at Copus Hill Monument to help map historical site
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — Local historians await results of an archaeological survey done on property with tragic roots dating to 1812. The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum recently commissioned the work at the Copus Hill Monument ahead of plans to install better signage and a potential walking trail and parking area. The site marks the spot of […]
Posted inOpinion
Column: I survived Lyme Disease — twice. Here’s what I want you to know
My name is Dillon and I’m a two-time Lyme disease survivor. The other night, I was doom scrolling on social media. I came across a post advertising the fact that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. I did not know this, but I felt compelled to share my story because — believe me — you […]
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‘It’s a rough flight up here:’ Audio from air traffic controllers offer clues into fatal Ashland County plane crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Recordings from air traffic controllers and 911 calls paint a vivid picture of the moments leading up to and after a plane crash that claimed the life of its pilot in early May. Gary Wolfelt, 72, died when his Express 2000 FT, a single-engine plane, crashed into woods southeast of Polk. Investigators […]
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Federal investigators work to remove debris from Ashland County plane crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Federal investigators and crewmen slogged into the evening hours Wednesday as they attempted to remove debris from a crash that happened two days prior near Polk in northern Ashland County. Midwest Air Recovery, a company specializing in extracting debris from aircraft crashes based in Carbondale, Ill., arrived to the scene along Township […]
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Flight pattern appeared erratic before fatal crash in Polk
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Records show it didn’t take long for law enforcement to locate a crashed plane in the muddy woods just outside of Polk. But it might take longer to remove the debris, and even longer to know what led to the death of the plane’s pilot, Gary Wolfelt. The National Transportation Safety Board […]