ASHLAND — Turning the abandoned Johnny Appleseed Amphitheater into a glamping resort and wedding venue was found to be feasible earlier this year, but officials apparently don’t want to spend $11.4 million needed for the project. The 109-acre site near Charles Mill Lake underwent a months-long feasibility study earlier this year. A Chicago-based firm, Sage […]
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No coin needed: Craig is new mayor of Mifflin
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — An automatic recount for a roller-coaster mayoral race in the Village of Mifflin resulted in a new, final winner on Tuesday. The Ashland County Board of Elections declared Freddie Craig, a write-in mayoral candidate, the winner. The change comes a week following a coin toss that determined incumbent Vickie Shultz as the […]
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Vickie Shultz wins coin toss to serve another term as Mifflin’s mayor
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — Fate favored Mifflin’s incumbent on Monday. The village of Mifflin’s mayor candidate Vickie Shultz won another term in office Monday after a coin toss. The coin toss became necessary when one additional provisional ballot came back for write-in candidate Fred Craig, tying the unofficial results at 25-25. Ashland County Board of Elections […]
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Steve Goines to serve as Perrysville mayor
ASHLAND — Steve Goines edged Bob Zakutni for the three-way race in Perrysville that has been tied since Nov. 7. The Ashland County Board of Elections met Monday to certify the results of the election, as well as apply provisional ballots to the final results. Going into Monday, Goines and Zakutni each earned 84 votes. […]
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UPDATE: No injuries after Mansfield standoff ends peacefully
UPDATED: This story was updated at 10:29 p.m. MANSFIELD — A standoff situation on Glessner Avenue ended late Tuesday night “without incident and without injury,” according to Mansfield Police Chief Keith Porch. Police said a man named Ronnie Bays barricaded himself and at least one other person inside 161 Glessner Ave. for most of Tuesday. […]
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Buckeye State turns over a new leaf with marijuana approval
COLUMBUS — Marijuana proponents in Ohio are flying high as State Issue 2 earned enough votes to make recreational cannabis legal in the Buckeye State. With 89.51% of precincts reporting statewide as of 11:15 p.m., the measure received 56.39% of favorable votes, according to unofficial results reported by the Ohio Secretary of State. The new […]
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Body found in Mansfield belongs to Ashland woman
MANSFIELD — A body found in a Mansfield park on Sunday belongs to an Ashland woman, a Richland County Coroner’s Office investigator said Tuesday. The remains belong to Shealeah Lachelle Staley, said Bob Ball, the coroner’s chief investigator. Her body was found covered in leaves in the woods of North Lake Park on Sunday morning. […]
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GALLERY: Conversations with candidates at Richland Source, pt. 2
MANSFIELD — Candidates for Mansfield’s fourth and sixth wards, the city’s finance director and mayor participated in a conversation at Idea Works in Mansfield on Thursday. To watch the entire discussion, click here. To learn more about candidates running for seats across Richland County, click here.
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GALLERY: Conversations with candidates at Richland Source, pt. 1
MANSFIELD — Candidates for Mansfield City Schools Board of Education, Mansfield Municipal Clerk of Courts and Municipal Court Judge engaged in conversations on Wednesday evening at Idea Works in Mansfield. The event aimed at informing voters before election day on Nov. 7. To watch the event’s livestream, click here. For more information on candidates running […]
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Ashland County sheriff’s deputy convicted of dereliction of duty is still employed
ASHLAND — An Ashland County Sheriff’s deputy, convicted last week for dereliction of duty, is still employed by the law enforcement agency. Cynthia Benner, a 30-year employee at ACSO, was convictd on one of four dereliction of duty charges on Oct. 6 after a three-day jury trial at Ashland Municipal Court. A week later, Benner […]