ASHLAND — State investigators are looking into an officer-involved shooting that left one Rowsburg man dead on Saturday. An Ashland County Sheriff’s Office press release issued Sunday said deputies received a call about Larry Dunham, who they described as “a male with suicidal tendencies,” on Aug. 5 around 7:56 p.m. When they arrived to the […]
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Ashland County Sheriff E. Wayne Risner announces retirement
ASHLAND — Longtime Ashland County Sheriff E. Wayne Risner announced Tuesday his retirement at the end of his current term that expires January 2025. “After a great deal of consideration and prayer, I have decided that this will be my last term as Sheriff of Ashland County,” Risner said in a press release on the […]
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$3 million bond set against Ashland man accused of killing son-in-law
ASHLAND — An Ashland County judge set a $3 million bond Monday against a man accused of killing his son-in-law six months ago. Howard D. Walters, 58, of Ashland, is accused of shooting Kurtis Harstine, 41, in January. An Ashland County grand jury indicted Walters on July 21 with two counts of aggravated murder, two […]
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Loudonville couple ties the knot at Inkcarceration
MANSFIELD — Brandon Boyd and Jade Montoya aren’t interested in following convention. That’s why, on July 16, they decided to say “I do” to each other on the steps of the Ohio State Reformatory minutes before Slipknot took the stage at THE Inkcarceration Tattoo and Music Festival. “We saw a guy advertising on Facebook ‘Get […]
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From rage to devilish elation to joy: a journalist’s observation of emotions at Inkcarceration
MANSFIELD — Even the happiest person feels rage — and it has to go somewhere. For the black-haired, pale skinned woman wearing a scanty skirt, lace pantyhose and graphic tee, it went into a blue barf bag at the medical tent: a violent purge of not-fully digested who-knows-what. “Do you guys have ear plugs?” I ask […]
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Tattoo artistry stands out at Inkcarceration
MANSFIELD — Caleb Neff got his first tattoo at age 17. The Springfield native got hooked, and by 20, he started inking his own clients. Now, at age 29, he owns his own parlor, Blacklist Tattoo, in Beavercreek, and his body is covered in tattoos big and small, and colorful. “Except for this little spot […]
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Officials investigate death at Hedstrom Injection in Ashland
ASHLAND — Police are investigating the death of a man found dead at Hedstrom Injection on Monday. Police identified the man as Michial Farr, 61, of Nova — a Hedstrom employee — in a press release issued on Tuesday. Hedstrom Injection personnel found Farr dead in an office early Monday morning, police said. “Out of respect for […]
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Hillsdale High School grad receives $2,000 CCAO scholarship
ASHLAND — A Hillsdale High School graduate received a scholarship from the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) during an Ashland County commissioners meeting on Thursday. Michael Telakowicz, a 2023 graduate, received a $2,000 academic scholarship. The money will help in offsetting tuition costs at Akron University, where he will study computer science. CCAO’s Research […]