ASHLAND — The Ashland Symphony Orchestra’s newest music director and conductor — Michael Repper — earned a new, prestigious title on Sunday. Repper’s conducting of the New York Youth Symphony’s debut album during the height of the coronavirus pandemic earned a Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance. It is the first time in Grammy history that a youth […]
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Loudonville man faces 9 charges related to sexual abuse against children age 13 & 15
ASHLAND — A Loudonville man was indicted on nine counts related to sexual abuse of two children aged 13 and 15, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Ashland County Prosecutor’s Office. Robert Shane Haudenschild, 35, faces charges of endangering children, corrupting another with drugs, rape, disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, sexual battery, […]
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Chilly forecast offers pristine scene for ice sculptures at Loudonville’s Mohican Winterfest
LOUDONVILLE — Weather conditions on Saturday are shaping up to be pristine — if you’re an ice sculpture. The 32 ice sculptures that are destined to line downtown Loudonville’s Main Street on Saturday will appreciate the 30-degree forecast. So dress warm — the annual Mohican Winterfest, Jan. 13 to 15 — takes place rain or shine. The […]
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Son of slain Shiloh man found, jailed in Wyandot County
UPPER SANDUSKY — A man wanted in connection to a homicide that authorities believe happened days before Christmas in Shiloh is now in custody, having been missing since his father’s death. Robert Hamman, 53, who was living with his father in Shiloh, was found at a restaurant near Nevada, Ohio on Dec. 28 around 8:30 […]
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Bicycles and Amish buggies: what’s the difference?
Editor’s Note This story was originally posted on Cycotherapy, a newsletter hosted by Substack. The free-to-read newsletter, written by Ashland Source reporter Dillon Carr, is published three times a week and aims at “conquering the fear du jour through bikes and whimsy.” One of our inquisitive cycopaths asked me recently about the similarities and differences between bikes […]
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Old Order Amish man sheds light on Swartzentruber defiance to Ohio’s new buggy law
Eli Yoder left the Old Order Amish way of life when he was 18 years old, after getting caught riding a bicycle. He was soon to be baptized, but the elders and the bishop didn’t allow the ceremony to take place because he had broken the rule: no riding bikes. Now 42, Yoder lives in […]
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Patriarch behind ‘Grandpa’s Cheesebarn’ dies at 93
ASHLAND — Paul “Dick” Baum, the man behind Ashland’s own Grandpa’s Cheesebarn & Sweetie’s Chocolates, died Thursday at the age of 93. The family made the announcement on the company’s Facebook page. “Grandpa and grandma celebrated 73 years of marriage on Dec. 4, 2022. We’ve been blessed with their guidance and presence all these years. […]
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Loudonville boys basketball team plays at Hoosiers Gym
LOUDONVILLE — Two Ashland County high school basketball teams got a history lesson over the weekend. The Black River Pirates and the Loudonville Redbirds faced off in the historical Hoosiers gym, home of the fictional Hickory Huskers from the 1986 flick “Hoosiers” featuring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The 101-year-old, 600-seat facility — which remains […]
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Wayne County rape crisis center awarded $223K grant from latest round of funding
COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that several organizations, including one based in Wayne County, will receive $4.8 million in grants to support rape crisis centers and sexual assault survivor programs across the state. Wooster-based OneEighty Inc. is one of the 25 rape crisis centers and survivor service providers slated for funding, with $223,206 […]