ASHLAND — The Ashland University Board of Trustees has reaffirmed its support of AU President Carlos Campo, a couple of days after the University faculty senate issued a no-confidence vote and called on the Board to seek new executive leadership, according to a Monday press release from Public Relations Coordinator Tamara Mosser. At a Friday meeting, […]
Tracy Leturgey, Staff Reporter
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Faculty senate overwhelmingly passes “no confidence” vote on AU president
ASHLAND — The Ashland University Faculty Senate is urging the university’s Board of Trustees to “seek new executive leadership,” according to a Friday email from Senate President Diane Bonfiglio to faculty that was obtained by Ashland Source. In a private, virtual meeting Friday, May 15, the faculty senate overwhelmingly approved a resolution of “no confidence” […]
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Loudonville’s 4th of July car show & fireworks postponed until Labor Day weekend
ASHLAND — Loudonville’s annual Fourth of July car show, fireworks and other festivities have been postponed until Labor Day weekend. According to Loudonville Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, Valerie Spreng, this July would have marked the 20th annual car show, which typically features more than 500 vehicles and has been listed as the number one “downtown event” by Cruisin’ Times Magazine. “We’re […]
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Ashland Balloonfest postponed until 2021, flyover planned in lieu of traditional event
ASHLAND — The 30th annual Ashland BalloonFest has been canceled and rescheduled until next year, according to a media release issued Friday afternoon from the event planning committee’s president Mindi White. The popular event, which was originally set for the last weekend in June, will be postponed until June 24 through 27, 2021. It will be replaced […]
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Controversial Ashland jury trial of Crestline man, postponed amid COVID-19 threat, slated for June 29
ASHLAND — The jury trial for a Crestline man that drew national attention in the past few weeks is set to begin on Monday, June 29. The jury selection process for Seth Whited, who is charged with child endangerment and three lesser felonies, will begin June 29 and continue June 30 with an extra, third […]
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Ashland Kroc Center breaks ground on $7.2 million expansion project, to include indoor water park
ASHLAND — The Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center broke ground on a 20,185 square-foot expansion Friday morning at 527 East Liberty Street in Ashland. The $7.2 million dollar project, which will include an indoor waterpark and fitness center, is expected to be complete early next summer. The amenities could open before the end of […]
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Ashland court postpones Crestline man’s trial for 5th time amid COVID-19 controversy
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Common Pleas Court has postponed a Crestline man’s trial for the fifth time amid COVID-19 concerns and national controversy about whether or not the judge should have attempted to begin this trial in late April. On Tuesday, April 28, Judge Ron Forsthoefel began selecting the jury for the trial of […]
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How Crestline man’s Ashland County trial gained national attention amid pandemic
ASHLAND — It took one day into the jury trial of Seth Whited in Ashland County Common Pleas court to expose the limitations of such proceedings during a global pandemic — drawing national attention in the process. Whited, a Crestline man, is being tried for child endangerment among other charges before Ashland County Common Pleas Court Judge […]
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Buckeye Council’s at-home scouting program goes international
ASHLAND — A regional effort to keep boy scouts engaged during the statewide stay-at-home order reached far more people than the Buckeye Council’s Director of Field Service Nathan Hopper ever could have anticipated. The program’s HomeScouting initiative prompted 4,000 plus signups from around the world. “We built it for local families, but when pushed out […]
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Miss Ohio moves to August at Ashland High School
ASHLAND — The Miss Ohio Scholarship Program has moved from June at Mansfield’s Renaissance Theatre to August at Ashland High School, the organization stated on its Facebook page. The on-stage competition will be held primarily at the high school’s Archer Auditorium the week of Aug. 8 through 15, but Mansfield-area events will continue, too, including the traditional […]