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Loudonville boy finishes on podium, twice, at national ski competition in Colorado
LOUDONVILLE — Justin O’Dell has always been intrigued with the gondola. Not the flat-bottomed boats in Venice — the kind you have to ride up a mountain in order to ski or snowboard down. The third grader from Loudonville satisfied his young curiosity in early April when he competed in a National Standard, or NASTAR, […]
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Ashland man charged following Sunday standoff
ASHLAND — Ashland police charged a man on Monday who was involved in a four-standoff that ended peacefully over the weekend. James Sowders, 37, of Ashland, faces aggravated menacing, domestic violence and disorderly conduct after a standoff between him and police around 4 p.m. Sunday. Ashland Municipal Court records show Sowders pleaded not guilty on Monday. […]
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Community mourns loss of Wayne County firefighter
WEST SALEM — Donations, prayers and warm thoughts have flooded in as the community mourns the death of a 35 year-old Wayne County firefighter who died earlier this week while investigating a crash along Interstate 71. Lt. Philip Wigal, a veteran firefighter of Town & Country Fire District, and state trooper Steven Hill were hit […]
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Firefighter dies, Ashland OSHP trooper injured while investigating Wayne County crash
WEST SALEM — A Town & Country Fire District firefighter died and a state trooper was injured Monday afternoon as they investigated a crash along Interstate 71, near state Route 301. A Highway Patrol news release said Lt. Philip M. Wigal, 35, died on the scene. Trooper Steven B. Hill, 37, from the Ashland post, was […]
Posted inLife and Culture, Outdoor
Ashland’s Team WILD gears up for third season riding mountain bikes
ASHLAND — Ashland Bike Project’s summer youth program, dubbed Team WILD, is gearing up for its third season after having doubled its size last year. “Some kids don’t want to play soccer or football. So we get a lot of those kids because they just like riding their bike,” said Ashley Hendershot, the team’s head […]
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Ashland Times-Gazette to drop Monday paper delivery, rely on USPS mail delivery
ASHLAND — Starting in May, the Ashland Times-Gazette will stop printing Monday’s newspaper and instead provide the paper’s electronic replica. For the rest of the week, the paper will be delivered using the United States Postal Service, according to an announcement printed in the paper recently. The changes, announced through a column in its March […]
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New retreat center in Troy Twp. comes with indoor pool, sports den, room to sleep 35
TROY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Ashland County has a new retreat center, complete with an indoor pool, sports den and bar, fitness center, pond and walking trails through the wooded lot. The house along State Route 511 in Troy Township, just south of the village of Nova, will now be known as Highland Retreat Center. It […]