ASHLAND — Authorities charged two Wooster people on Tuesday involved in a METRICH drug raid on Sunday that ultimately led to the hospitalization of two county sheriff deputies after their exposure to what authorities suspect was fentanyl. Kimberly Sutton, 38, and Brandon Price, 41, were charged with having weapons under disability, a third-degree felony. The […]
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Ashland County Sheriff deputies hospitalized after exposure to suspected fentanyl
ASHLAND — Two Ashland County Sheriff deputies were hospitalized after having reactions to suspected fentanyl that was concealed in a woman’s bra on Monday. The deputies were exposed to the potent and often lethal drug when Ashland police transported a 37-year-old woman to Ashland County Jail. Ashland police notified the deputies ahead of dropping her off […]
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Ashland police search for man connected with Goasis incident involving teen girl
ASHLAND — Ashland police are searching for a man who last week approached a teenager pumping gas in her car at Goasis and allegedly posed as security to persuade her to “come with me.” “The man came up from behind and said, ‘Security check. Drop your pump and come with me,’” read a post from […]
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Bestselling author Sam Quinones talks drugs, community with local reporters
ASHLAND — Fentanyl and meth — and community — were topics of discussion with a national bestselling author and local reporters Monday. The virtual chat was part of a series Sam Quinones had with people around Ashland — ahead of the Ashland Mental Health and Recovery Board’s annual conference held at Ashland University’s convocation center […]
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Part III: Ashland trucker finds his purpose with the People’s Convoy
Editor’s Note Sometimes it’s easy, when confronted with conflict, to turn to a narrative that most aligns with our belief system. This human tendency often puts us on one side or the other. I traveled with the People’s Convoy for four days in March to complicate the narrative around COVID-19. Mandates. Public health restrictions. Vaccines. […]
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Part II: Ashland trucker has layered story that led him to the People’s Convoy
Editor’s Note Sometimes it’s easy, when confronted with conflict, to turn to a narrative that most aligns with our belief system. This human tendency often puts us on one side or the other. I traveled with the People’s Convoy for four days in March to complicate the narrative around COVID-19. Mandates. Public health restrictions. Vaccines. […]
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Part I: Ashland trucker makes journey to Washington D.C. with the People’s Convoy
Author’s Note Sometimes it’s easy, when confronted with conflict, to turn to a narrative that most aligns with our belief system. This human tendency often puts us on one side or the other. I traveled with the People’s Convoy for four days in March to complicate the narrative around COVID-19. Mandates. Public health restrictions. Vaccines. […]
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Mifflin village councilwoman expelled indefinitely during argumentative meeting
MIFFLIN — An expulsion, an attempted firing, an invalid hiring, a repeal of an ordinance passed in December and an argument over the difference in the words “established” and “founded” — all were part of a nearly two-hour Mifflin Village Council meeting on Wednesday. Joyce Amos, who council previously suspended for alleged name calling and […]