ASHLAND – Mason Bigelow of Ashland won his age group competition in the fourth annual Ohio Regional Braille Challenge at Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Cincinnati on Feb. 27. This was Mason’s second year attending Braille Challenge and his first year competing at grade level. Mason won first place in the […]
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Ashland University cancels face-to-face instruction beginning next Monday
ASHLAND — Ashland University students will not return to their in-person classes Monday, March 16 after their spring break, according to a press release issued Tuesday evening. Ashland University announced it will join a number of other Ohio universities in canceling its face-to-face instruction by moving classes to an online format. In-person classroom instruction is canceled […]
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Oklahoma man charged with aggravated burglery in Ashland after shooting incident
ASHLAND — Zachary L. Pierce, 40, of Idabel, Oklahoma was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated burglary Tuesday morning after a series of incidents which included a gunshot fired at an Ashland residence. Ashland County Prosecutor Christ Tunnell said the investigation involves numerous local agencies, in addition to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. He […]
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Speaker explores rise of KKK in 1920 at Loudonville’s Cleo Redd Fisher Museum on March 16
LOUDONVILLE — The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville continues its Spring Speaker Series on Monday, March 16, with a look at the second rise of the Ku Klux Klan. William Trollinger, professor of history at the University of Dayton, joins the museum to discuss how the Klan managed to expand and recruit new members […]
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Crestview grad pilots Pennsylvania prep team to district championship, state tournament berth
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania — Crestview graduate Korey Pruner has already established himself as a top-flight high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania. Pruner’s Elizabethtown Mt. Calvary Chargers knocked off third-seeded Halifax 71-56 on Feb. 28 to capture the school’s first District Three Class 1A championship. In just his second year as a varsity coach, Pruner led his […]
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Former foster parent indicted on 6 charges involving juveniles in his care
ASHLAND — A former foster parent has been charged with two counts of endangering children and two counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, all second-degree felonies, according to Christopher R. Tunnell, Ashland County Prosecutor. Christopher A. Wolf, 55, of 1051 Westview Avenue, was indicted in February by an Ashland grand jury for felony offenses […]
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Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway to speak at Ashbrook luncheon on March 18
ASHLAND – Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway will speak at the Ashbrook Center’s Major Issues Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 18 at noon at the John C. Myers Convocation Center, 638 Jefferson St., on the Ashland University campus. Tickets for this luncheon event are $20 per person or a table of eight for $160. Tickets […]
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Ashland County Community Foundation announces $25K ‘Community Choice’ grant opportunities
ASHLAND – In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, Ashland County Community Foundation is calling on local charitable organizations to dream big. “What will make Ashland County even better? What does our community need? These are the questions we want people to be thinking about when they submit proposals for our next round of grants,” said […]
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Teen indicted for attempting to use explosives at Cuyahoga Falls High School
CLEVELAND — Allen Martin Kenna, 18, of Cuyahoga Falls, was charged Friday in a two-count indictment for Attempted Use of an Explosive Device and Interstate Communication of Threats, according to an announcement by the Department of Justice. As alleged in the indictment, Kenna is charged with attempting to use an explosive device to damage or […]
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Crestview tops Mapleton for Firelands Conference 8th grade tourney title
PLYMOUTH — The Crestview 8th grade boys basketball team claimed the Firelands Conference Tournament championship by beating Mapleton 40-28 on Wednesday night at Plymouth. Malachi Spoerr and Jarek Ringler each scored 10 points to top the Cougars. Aaron Spencer chipped in 9, Grayson Burgess had 7, and Brennan Fulk and Gavin Cains each added twi […]