ASHLAND — A handful of Amish again refused to pay their fines for violating Ohio’s buggy light law in Ashland Municipal Court on Monday, prompting Judge John Good to issue certificates of judgement against them. Mahlon Lehman, Eli Mast, Henry Weaver, Eli Gingerich, Abraham Yoder, Andy Hershberger and Levi Lehman were all ticketed for driving […]
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60% approval amendment to appear on local ballots in new August special election
ASHLAND — A constitutional amendment that would make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution will appear on local ballots — and every ballot statewide — in a newly created August special election approved by the Ohio House on Wednesday night. The proposed amendment included in Senate Joint Resolution Two (SJR2) would require citizen-led amendment […]
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Loudonville Board of Education approves contract for new school security system
LOUDONVILLE — The Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools board of education approved a contract Monday with security company Centegix to provide a new alert system for the district. With the new system, district staff would receive small electronic devices resembling ID badges that can contact a school response team, law enforcement, or put the school on […]
Posted inLife and Culture, Outdoor
Davy McClure outdoor education center nears $250k fundraising goal
ASHLAND — Andy McClure, the father of the late Davy McClure, added a small piece of red tape to the Ashland County Park District’s fundraising thermometer on Friday, indicating that $220,000, or around 90 percent of the district’s $250,000 fundraising goal had been raised for an outdoor education center named for his son. “Well, we’re […]
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Ashland Schine’s Theatre lives again as ‘The Ashland’ in grand opening
ASHLAND — After years of renovations and delays one of the community’s iconic locations roared back to life on Friday night. The once dilapidated and decaying Schine’s Theatre in downtown Ashland was reborn as “The Ashland” for its grand opening. The old marquee out front that once was collapsing? Newly refurbished and illuminated with hundreds […]
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6th-grade salespeople: Hillsdale Middle School flea market returns for another year
JEROMESVILLE — The Hillsdale middle school gymnasium thrummed with the hustle and bustle of a crowded marketplace on Friday when sixth graders hawked their wares for the school’s annual Flea Market. Homemade and home-modified bracelets, signs, stickers, keychains and more were available for students, teachers and family members to buy for just a few dollars. […]
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Hillsdale Local Schools levy appears to pass in 2nd time on ballot
JEROMESVILLE — Local voters renewed a 10-year 1.25% income tax levy for Hillsdale Local Schools on Tuesday, a reversal from when voters rejected it last November. Last fall, the levy failed by just 47 votes. This time around it passed by an even smaller margin, 19 votes. Final unofficial vote tallies from Ashland and Wayne […]
