ASHLAND — Ashland City Schools will be led by one of its own beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Ashland High School graduate Steve Paramore, Class of 1999, and the City Schools Business Manager, was selected to be the district’s interim superintendent during a school board meeting last week. “I look forward to embracing the huge responsibility […]
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Hunting for Bigfoot at Pleasant Hill Lake begins weekend extravaganza
PERRYSVILLE — A large conference room packed with Bigfoot enthusiasts sits silent, their eyes locked on a screen at the front of the room. Matt Moneymaker, star of Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, stands in front of the room, issuing commands into his phone. He’s giving instructions to a drone pilot who is flying his aircraft nearby, in […]
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Ashland’s Stanley Gardner charged with murder of his son
ASHLAND — Stanley Gardner, 71, was charged Friday with the murder of his son, Jason Gardner, who was found shot to death on Friday, Sept. 2 in a home across the street from Brookside West Park. The bed-ridden Gardner attended Friday’s court hearing on Zoom, where he was charged with murder and had his bond […]
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911 call provides new details on Ashland shooting
Editor’s Note The 911 call imbedded in this story includes explicit language. Adult discretion is advised. ASHLAND — A man who was injured in a shooting incident that left another man dead on Friday night is considered a suspect in the case, according to Ashland County Sheriff’s chief deputy David Blake. Jason R. Gardner, 39, […]
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One dead, one injured after shooting near Brookside West Park
ASHLAND — One man was found dead and another was found injured inside a home right across the street from Brookside West Park on Friday. Jason R. Gardner, 39, was found dead after sheriff’s deputies were called to the home at the 1200 block on County Road 1153, according to a press release from the […]
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Party in Lot E: Ashland University tailgate returns
ASHLAND — Many Ashland University students attempted to conquer Toxic Meltdown’s whirlwind of inflatable obstacles on Thursday. Many failed. Most students gave it a college try for a few minutes before they grew tired of having their feet swept out from under them. Then, they resorted to limply stepping over the rotating rod. The Ashland […]
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The camaraderie & sensations of flying in a UH-1 Huey are everlasting
ASHLAND— It’s a lot like flying in a plane. Well, except you take off vertically, you’re open to the air, you can see the pilots, and there are no in-flight meals. Oh, and Ed’s there. Edwin Duprey was the crew chief for my recent helicopter flight over Ashland provided by the Yankee Air Museum for […]