LOUDONVILLE – After having temperatures near 60 degrees this week, organizers of the 11th annual Mohican Winter Fest may have been a little concerned. After all, there have been some years where it has felt more like a Spring Fest than Winter Fest. “Over the years, weather has definitely played a main character to Mohican […]
Tim Busbey, Asst. Editor
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Marion County Sheriff, Ohio AG release facial reconstruction of possible Grate victim
MARION – Authorities released a new facial reconstruction Wednesday of a woman whose skeletal remains were found in Marion County in 2007 and are believed to be linked to serial killing suspect Shawn Grate. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey released the clay model which was created by a forensic […]
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High winds leave path of downed trees, electrical outages
ASHLAND — High winds that ripped through North Central Ohio Tuesday night left behind a trail of fallen tree branches — in several cases fallen trees — and many residents without power. At 11:30 a.m., the Ohio Edison website reported around 400 customers were still without power in Ashland County. At one point, more than […]
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Downtown Ashland getting a used bookstore this spring
ASHLAND – A number of new businesses have opened in downtown Ashland in the past several years but one type of business often mentioned that was lacking is a bookstore. Sometime this spring, that void will be filled. Wes Wyse, owner of Useful Junk in Sullivan, is in the process of opening Ashland Books at […]
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Crestview cheerleaders take part in Sugar Bowl halftime show
OLIVESBURG – A group of Crestview High School cheerleaders had the opportunity last week to take part in the halftime festivities during the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 in New Orleans. Thirteen cheerleaders and a group of chaperones headed south on Dec. 29 to join more than 1,500 other high school cheerleaders and band […]
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Town & Country Co-Op merger takes effect March 1, CEO retiring
ASHLAND – Town and Country Co-Op, Inc., will undergo several major changes this spring after merging with another Ohio-based co-op. The proposed merger of Ashland-based Town and Country and Western Reserve Farm Cooperative, Inc. of Middlefield, was approved by the membership of both cooperatives in December. The merger will take effect March 1 with current […]
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Shawn Grate found competent to stand trial
ASHLAND – Accused serial killer Shawn Grate was found competent to stand trial Friday in Ashland County Common Pleas Court. Judge Ronald P. Forsthoefel issued the ruling during a competency hearing Friday morning following Grate’s evaluation in November by Dr. Brian O’Reilly of the District V Forensic Diagnostic Center in Mansfield. “The court having reviewed […]
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Pump House to launch First Friday Jam Nights
ASHLAND – Fans of live music have a new place to get their fix starting tonight – Pump House Catering and Events Center’s new First Friday Jam Nights. Each month, the Pump House will book a host band, but other musicians are encouraged to show up, sing up, and play a set open-mic style. The […]
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Mansfield Police investigating Tuesday night shooting death
MANSFIELD — A 30-year-old Mansfield man was killed late Tuesday night in the city’s first homicide of 2017. Mansfield Police responded to the area of South Adams Street and South Diamond Street around 10:43 p.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting and a “man down” at that location Upon arrival to the area, […]
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Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame induction set for Saturday
ASHLAND – Nine individuals and one team will be inducted into the Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Saturday. The 17th Bi-ennial Banquet and Induction Ceremony will start at 6 p.m. in the John C. Myers Convocation Center at Ashland University. Winners of the ACSHOF Bill Mills Scholarship for 2016 are Ashland’s […]