LOUDONVILLE — Catherine Puster, the outgoing superintendent of Loundonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools, tells people the district’s students are her “1,000 kids.” Puster, who said she’s “not shy about emotion,” found herself physically and mentally exhausted from worrying about her “1,000 kids” during the pandemic. “When you’ve got kids at home whose parents are struggling to […]
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Stanley Gardner pleads not guilty to new murder charge, requests medical attention
ASHLAND — Stanley Gardner, 71, of Ashland pleaded not guilty Monday to a recently-added aggravated murder charge for the early September shooting death of his son. On Sept. 2, police responded to Gardner’s home after his daughter-in-law found him bleeding, bruised, and swollen. After police arrived, they discovered the body of his son, Jason Gardner, […]
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Stanley Gardner charge increased to aggravated murder
ASHLAND — On Friday, a grand jury indicted Stanley Gardner, 71, on a charge of aggravated murder for the death of his son, Jason Gardner, who was found shot to death in Stanley’s home in early September. In Ohio, an aggravated murder charge is for cases where the perpetrator allegedly planned the murder by “prior […]
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Hillsdale Local Schools levy appears to fail by slim margin
JEROMESVILLE — Local voters chose not to renew a 10year 1.25% income tax levy for Hillsdale Local Schools by a slim margin on Tuesday. Totals show 1,346 voted for the levy and 1,405 voted against it, according to unofficial vote tallies from the Ashland and Wayne County boards of election. Official vote totals will not […]
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Republicans win 3 Ohio Supreme Court races
COLUMBUS — Republican candidates swept Ohio’s Supreme Court races on Tuesday night, maintaining the high court’s current Republican majority. Ohio voters elected Republican Associate Justice Sharon Kennedy to the Chief Justice role and re-elected Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justices Pat DeWine and Pat Fischer, who are both Republicans. All of these justices will serve six-year […]
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Mohican 5K returns for 15th year
LOUDONVILLE — Over 100 runners and walkers young and old took to the Loudonville-Mohican bike path early Saturday morning for the 15th annual Mohican 5K. Every year, organizers put on the event to raise money to maintain the bike path, race director Kent Schaffer said. “This is the only revenue stream that the bike path, […]
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11 more Amish men fined for violating buggy law in Ashland
ASHLAND — Eleven Ashland-area Amish men were fined for violating Ohio’s new buggy law over the past two weeks, with the vast majority pleading “no contest” and leaving their fines unpaid. Eli Swartzentruber, Emanuel Hostetler, Harvey Hostetler, Jacob Hershberger, Ezra Hershberger, Andy Miller, Andy Hershberger, Levi Hershberger, and Andy Zook all appeared in the Ashland […]
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Owner of Ashland home that exploded in May charged with arson
ASHLAND — The owner of an Ashland home that exploded in May was recently charged with arson, according to court records. Shawna Davis, 62, was charged with two counts of arson for the damage she allegedly caused to her neighbors’ homes when she allegedly detonated her home on May 29, Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell […]
