Emma Davis, Report for America Corps Member
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Ashland horse sale draws attendance from across U.S., Canada
ASHLAND – Morgan horse breeder Al Davison, based in Ontario, Canada, stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the Coliseum of the Ashland County Fairgrounds Friday, awaiting the sale of one of the seven horses he brought to auction. Davison is one of thousands attending the Buckeye Morgan Horse Sale March 25 and 26. Some people, such as Davison, […]
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Ukrainian-born Fredericktown resident discusses how war is affecting her family & hometown
FREDERICKTOWN – Throughout the fall of 2021, Fredericktown resident Albina Ramey tried to convince her mother to leave their home country of Ukraine. When Russian troops invaded and started bombing Ukraine at the end of February, Ramey made another plea. “She refused,” Ramey said, “and I know why, because it’s her life there.” Her mother, […]
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Hillsdale students learn driver safety though hands-on scenarios
JEROMESVILLE — An 18-year-old swerved around a bend with a blood alcohol level well over the legal limit, driving over traffic cones with several getting jammed in the wheels of the vehicle. Soon after an adult did the same, seeing double and unable to stay within the boundaries of the path ahead. This impaired driving […]
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Learning to read: Centerburg making shift from cueing to phonics
CENTERBURG — A first grade class sits cross-legged on a colorful rug, their heads tilted up to focus on letter pairings on an interactive whiteboard. “Can you come up and make the word seek?” first grade teacher Emily Hite asks a student. The student drags the letter ‘s,’ the digraph ‘ee’ and the letter ‘k’ […]
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Police ID deceased woman on Loudonville RR tracks, cause of death being investigated
LOUDONVILLE – Loudonville Police Department has identified the body of a woman found deceased on railroad tracks in the village of Loudonville Sunday morning. Loudonville Chief of Police Kevin Taylor declined to release the woman’s name as of Monday but said next of kin has been notified. The police department is in the process of […]
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Ashland morgue storage insufficient for death rate, contingency plans needed
ASHLAND — Health and emergency medical services officials have said there is not enough space to store dead bodies in Ashland County. There are many reasons for this, but at the forefront is a spike in deaths during winter months and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Further, a lack of clear contingency plans across […]
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Portraits of agriculture’s future locally
Editor’s note: This is Part V of a five-part solutions journalism series exploring the future of farming in north central Ohio. Part I published on Jan. 31. Part II published on Feb. 1. Part III published on Feb. 2. Part IV published on Feb. 3. While the average age of farmers in Ohio is increasing, there are aspirational young […]