ASHLAND — Amazon is coming to town. The Fortune-500 company and the city closed on a real estate transaction Dec. 2, according to county property records. City council approved a $448,200 purchase agreement for 22.41 acres of vacant property on the northwest corner of Wells Road and U.S. Route 250 in August. At the time, […]
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 inArea History
Greenville Treaty Line remembered with new in-ground monuments in Richland, Ashland, Knox counties
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Few would know it was there, the sign along State Route 3 that marks a moment in time which determined the course of history for two groups of people. But if you look hard enough — traveling through the Ashland-Knox county border — you might spot a dilapidated sign post, it’s rotted […]
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Norwayne’s potent offense subdues Hillsdale for WCAL crown
JEROMESVILLE — Norwayne running back Mason Moyer stole the show in Friday night’s Wayne County Athletic League championship game. The Bobcats’ standout rolled for 203 yards and three touchdowns to lead his squad to a convincing, 45-21 victory at Hillsdale High School in a battle of conference unbeatens. Both teams finished the regular season at […]
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Meal carrier from Ashland County Council on Aging finds murder suspect Stanley Gardner dead
ASHLAND — A man accused of killing his son two years ago, with a criminal trial slated to begin next month, was found dead in his home Monday, authorities confirmed. Stanley Gardner, 73, was found “sitting in a chair not responding” late Monday morning, according to Ashland County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dave Blake. Blake […]
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Hillsdale’s offense overpowers Loudonville
LOUDONVILLE — Hillsdale’s Owen Sloan ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns to spearhead Hillsdale’s 42-7 win at Loudonville on Friday night. Kael Lewis and Holland Young connected on a pair of touchdown passes for the Falcons, while Brock Bower contributed a 10-yard TD dash as much of the second half was played with a […]
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Mansfield man charged with Ashland death from 2023
ASHLAND — A Mansfield man has been found responsible for an Ashland death that happened last October, according to court filings. Seth Walter Hinton, 25, faces an involuntary manslaughter charge, along with two counts of corrupting another with drugs and an aggravated trafficking in drugs charge. An Ashland County grand jury indicted Hinton on Aug. […]
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Accused Orange Twp. cat-killer files insanity plea
ASHLAND — Medical experts will examine the mental health of an Ashland County woman, accused of stabbing a cat to death, before the legal case proceeds. April Parks, 44, changed her plea earlier this month from not guilty to “not guilty by reason of insanity” (NGRI) and asked for an examination to determine her competency […]
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Ashland’s Trump rally survivors recount harrowing experience
ASHLAND — Kelly and Patrick Eckrich stood a mere 50 feet away from former President Donald Trump with thousands of other supporters when shots rang out on July 13 in Butler, Pa. Now, a week later, Kelly wakes up with splitting headaches, rattled from disturbing dreams. Patrick is still processing the traumatic experience. In the […]
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Your full guide to Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2024
MANSFIELD — In a few days, the population of Mansfield will grow by around 75,000 as the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory. The festival — held July 19 to 21 — officially starts Friday, but festival goers who plan to camp at the Richland County Fairgrounds are expected to […]
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Ashland murder trial of Stanley Gardner pushed to October
ASHLAND — A murder trial set to begin July 9 has been continued — again — until October. Stanley Gardner, 73, faces an aggravated murder charge for allegedly shooting his son, Jason Gardner, in September 2022. The case will be more than 2 years old once the Oct. 22 trial begins. It centers around a man […]