Mariah’s Version When I was a kid, I loved watching Phoenix Suns basketball with my dad. He always encouraged my interests in athletics. When I started playing soccer, he showed up to every game. When I got the fastest time in the 50-meter dash at school, he cheered me on. And, when I showed an […]
Mariah Thomas
Ashland Source's Report for America corps member. She covers education and workforce development, among other things, for Ashland Source. Thomas comes to Ashland Source from Montana, where she graduated with degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Montana.
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Reading role models: Hillsdale event promotes literacy, builds connections
JEROMESVILLE — AJ Brown, Jake Haven and Holand Young held onto the book “Nuts to You,” a picture book about a squirrel that breaks into a house and gets lured out with nuts. The three basketball team members sat on the bleachers in Hillsdale Local Schools’ gym. When a younger child came up to them, […]
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Mapleton teen’s autopsy report reveals cause of death
NANKIN — The death of a teen who collapsed at Mapleton’s Homecoming football game in September was because of myocarditis, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Ashland County Coroner’s Office. Breanne McKean’s cause of death, myocarditis, is an inflammation of the heart muscles. The press release from the coroner’s office stated myocarditis’ […]
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Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League works on 200-year-old log cabin preservation project
ASHLAND — A 200-year-old log cabin stands on the land of the Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League, and a volunteer-run project is seeking funding to make sure it’s preserved in its original state for future generations. Scarlett Raines, who works as a librarian for Hillsdale Local Schools, has headed up the league’s preservation committee. She […]
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Hillsdale swears in new board members, addresses public comment
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale Local Schools kicked off the new year with a budget meeting, organizational meeting and its first regular school board meeting on Tuesday night. The organizational meeting saw two new members sworn in to serve on the board. Jon Burkholder and Melinda Turk took their seats for the first board meeting of the […]
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2 new board members to start terms at Hillsdale Local Schools
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale Local Schools is primed to have two new faces start terms on its board of education in 2024. Jon Burkholder and Melinda Turk ran for the board’s two open seats in November. Both were elected to fill terms on the board. They replace John Cutlip and Amy Jarvis, who had their last […]
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Lear, Miller sponsor ‘Never Alone Act’
The Never Alone Act allows patients and residents to designate someone to come sit with them regardless of what’s going on in the world.
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Local leaders respond to Issue 1 passage
COLUMBUS — Twenty-seven Republican members of the Ohio House of Representatives signed a statement promising to “do everything in our power to prevent our laws from being removed” in response to the passage of State Issue 1 on Tuesday night. State representatives for Ashland (Rep. Melanie Miller), Knox (Rep. Darrell Kick) and Richland (Rep. Marilyn […]
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Ohio voters approve Issue 1, abortion access
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved an amendment to the state constitution granting the right to make individual reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, on Tuesday night. With 93.91% of precincts reporting as of 12:11 a.m., the measure earned 55.99% voter approval statewide, with 2,050,440 voters saying yes. No votes totaled 1,611,742, or 44.01% of the total […]
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Hillsdale Schools used modified lockdown after suspect fled traffic stop
JEROMESVILLE — When a suspect fled from a traffic stop, Hillsdale Local Schools entered a modified lockdown on Tuesday afternoon. “We were well prepared, and everyone did what they were supposed to do in order to stay safe,” said Catherine Trevathan, Hillsdale Local Schools’ superintendent. Sgt. Eugene Crum with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said […]