ASHLAND — I got a question from a piano player friend years ago. He asked me about native Ohio Ferns and what could he do about his shady garden? Shade gardening is a real challenge on a normal basis to get anything exciting to grow and keep going. All my friend wanted was to find […]
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AU wins 1st game, brings home Traveling Trophy after topping Hillsdale
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University website. HILLSDALE, Mich. — Ashland University went to Michigan in search of its first win of the Division II college football season. The Eagles found it at Hillsdale College, 24-21, and brought back The Traveling Trophy in the process — the spoils for the […]
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Hillsdale bounces Dalton in battle of state-ranked heavyweights
JEROMESVILLE – The celebratory postgame music boomed off the walls of the Hillsdale locker room Friday night at Community Stadium. In what was one of the biggest Week 5 games in all of Ohio, the Falcons picked up one of their loudest statement victories in program history, holding off visiting powerhouse Dalton in an instant […]
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Loudonville museum’s display honors Johnny Appleseed for 250th birthday
LOUDONVILLE — John Chapman was born on Sept. 26, 1774 — 250 years ago — in Leominster, Massachusetts. Though born in Massachusetts, Chapman would eventually make his way through Pennsylvania into the Ohio frontier and ultimately eastern Indiana. Along the way he would establish a business empire and become one of the major landowners in […]
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A Stroll Through the Garden: Stronger plants can be bred into seeds by trials
EDITOR’S NOTE: This gardening column was authored by Eric Larson. What inspired me to write this column is that I got an email a few years ago in early September from a reader that was wondering whether she should be saving seeds. She hadn’t been gardening very long. Seed gathering was even shorter. She asked […]
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Two Ashland men involved in fatal motorcycle accident
BAILEY LAKES – An Ashland motorcycle rider has succumbed to his injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and trailer on Thursday afternoon. Kenneth Wayne Derr, 71, of Ashland, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Authorities say at approximately 12:10 p.m. a silver 2009 Harley […]
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Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival to return to Ohio State Reformatory in 2025
MANSFIELD –Another record-setting year with 75,000 fans attending three days of music, tattoos and haunted attractions has triggered the decision to bring back the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival to Mansfield in 2025. The growing event returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield for its seventh year July 18 to 20, 2025. Visit www.Inkcarceration.com to see the Warden’s Widow introduction video for Inkcarceration […]
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Polk man killed after Ram truck collides with Amish buggy in Ashland County
JACKSON TOWNSHIP – A 31-year-old Polk man was killed after the Amish buggy he was driving was struck from behind in Ashland County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The operator of the Amish buggy, William E. Miller, 31, of Polk, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Ram truck, Tyler […]
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A Stroll Through the Garden: Cover crops can be a great start for next year’s garden
EDITOR’S NOTE: This gardening column was authored by Eric Larson. ASHLAND — The pastor from one of my churches a few years ago asked me, “Is there anything that can help me take care of all the weeds that I had this year in my garden?” My answer to him was very simple I said, […]
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Eagles fall to IUP in season opener
ASHLAND — A season-opening loss was not the way the Ashland University football team hoped to open the 2024 season. Alas, the Eagles couldn’t avoid that fate after absorbing a 19-10 loss to Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Thursday night at Jack Miller Stadium. “We made too many mistakes to win the game, against a […]