ASHLAND — An Ashland city firefighter posted bail Monday for rape and other charges, according to court records. Aaron Drushell, 33, was indicted Friday by an Ashland County grand jury for allegedly raping a woman on July 9 and then attempting to cover it up a month later, knowing he was under investigation. Drushell faces […]
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Ashland astronaut Col. Robert Springer talks space, confronted by conspiracy theorist
ASHLAND — A hometown hero’s talk Thursday at Ashland High School covered his highlights as a military fighter pilot in Vietnam to what it was like to use the bathroom in space. Col. Robert Springer’s speech, part of the Ashland County Historical Society’s 2022 Spring Speaker Series, lasted a little over an hour. As people […]
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Federal money available over next decade to plug, identify orphan wells in Ohio
ASHLAND — A state agency is in line to receive hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade or so aimed at plugging the thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells across Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Oil and Gas conducted a video conference call with reporters Feb. 23 to […]
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Sasquatch searchers beware: ‘Bigfoot Basecamp Weekend’ coming to Pleasant Hill Lake Park
PERRYSVILLE — An inaugural all-things-Sasquatch festival is coming to Pleasant Hill Lake Park in September. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District has organized an event dubbed “Bigfoot Basecamp Weekend” featuring a VIP dinner and town hall event with a bonafide Bigfoot expert, a guided Bigfoot hike, an outdoor movie night and other activities. It will take […]
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Ashland County Property Transfers from February 2022
ASHLAND — The following is a complete list of Ashland County property transfers from the Ashland County Auditor’s office from Jan. 14 to Feb. 21. Property transfers are published monthly by Ashland Source. Ashland Union and East Third Street, Ashland; Hillsdale Development LLC to City of Ashland, Ohio; $150,000. 1091 Hollow Lane, Ashland; The Estate […]
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Ashland bicycle riding group fixes bikes, finds fellowship
ASHLAND — Two years ago, a man named Russell Matz learned about something cool a group of bicycle riders was doing in Shelby. The group, which formed out of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, calls themselves the Old Spokes. They’re retired cyclers who more than a decade ago began going on group rides all over Ohio, […]