ASHLAND — Amid a challenging year, one Ashland woman says she found hope in helping others. Nancy Wasen recently collected items for a local family’s Christmas and volunteered with the local Catholic Charities’ Safe Boxes for Seniors Program. “It’s been a really crummy year in a lot of ways, but in doing good things, I […]
Tracy Leturgey, Staff Reporter
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Two area long-term care facilities use ionization as tool to combat COVID
ASHLAND — Two Ashland care facilities recently implemented a unique, additional approach to fight the spread of COVID-19 within their facilities. In late November, LSS The Good Shepherd and LSS Lutheran Village began installing ionization machines, manufactured by Global Plasma Solutions, at their buildings to clean indoor air. The machines are intended to reduce airborne pathogens […]
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Ashland family asks Santa to take COVID away in holiday light display
ASHLAND — Karen and Greg Cook are asking Santa Claus to take the pandemic away. Using thousands of Christmas lights, the Ashland couple wrote “Santa take COVID away” on their barn roof — where the jolly old elf cannot miss it. The message is the highlight of the Cook family’s annual drive-thru Christmas display at 1049 […]
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COVID-19 vaccine freezer arrives at Ashland County Health Department
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Health Department is prepared to aid in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine as it arrives in Ohio. The ACHD recently installed an ultra-cold freezer, which reaches temperatures cold enough to store the vaccine. The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, must be stored at -70 degrees Celsius. The first […]
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Landoll’s Mohican Castle lights up holiday season despite pandemic
LOUDONVILLE — Though the pandemic has canceled many holiday celebrations, COVID-19 isn’t stopping people from enjoying the traditional light display at Landoll’s Mohican Castle. Christmas at the Castle a Kingdom of Lights returned in late November and will continue through Dec. 31, featuring outdoor views of more than 100,000 lights, Christmas trees and socially distanced visits with […]
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Ashland street named in honor of Lt. Garry Alting, a Shelby native
ASHLAND — A street dedication ceremony Friday honored a well-known and beloved Ashland police officer. The driveway leading to the Ashland City Justice Center was named “Alting Avenue” for Lt. Garry Lee Alting, a 25-year veteran officer with the Ashland Police Division (APD) who died earlier this year. Alting passed away suddenly June 30 during a medical procedure […]
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UPDATE: Ohio Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Grate
ASHLAND — On Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upheld the conviction and death sentence for Shawn Grate in the murder of two Ashland women. Grate, convicted of killing five women in Ashland and elsewhere, was sentenced in 2018 to death and a minimum of 90 years to life in prison for the local murders […]
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Humane Society of Ashland County removes 54 cats, 10 dogs from Ashland property
ASHLAND — The Humane Society of Ashland County is seeking donations and assistance after recently removing more than 50 cats and 10 dogs from a single property in northern Ashland. On Friday evening, the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office was called to the location for an unrelated domestic situation and discovered the animals living in “deplorable conditions,” according to […]
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Hillsdale High School principal creates “Stress Less Days” to help teachers, students
JEROMESVILLE — Inside a Hillsdale High School classroom last week, two boys competed to see who could hold an object in the air the longest. One hoisted a textbook in the air, and the other daringly held a cup of water above his own head. It wasn’t difficult to lift either, but once they held […]
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Santa’s Mailbox returns to Ashland’s Corner Park
ASHLAND — Santa’s Mailbox has returned to Ashland’s Corner Park for the second consecutive year. Letters received between Dec. 1 and 21 with legible return addresses will receive a response from Santa, Mrs. Claus or the elves. The bright red, magical mailbox was installed Sunday afternoon by the Coffy family. The longtime Ashlanders organized the mailbox’s […]