ASHLAND – Ashland Theological Seminary will confer 134 degrees to the members of 2017 graduating class at the commencement ceremony to be held Saturday, May 20, at 10 a.m. in the John C. Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University campus. This year’s commencement speaker is the Rev. Efrem Smith. Rev. Smith is an internationally […]
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Records fall at OCC track meet
ASHLAND — Joe Ellis didn’t have time to collect the gold medal he won as a member of Mansfield Senior’s 4×100 meter relay team. The senior was too busy shattering the high jump record at Friday’s Ohio Cardinal Conference meet at Ashland University’s Ferguson Field. Ellis matched a personal record with a leap of 6 […]
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Perfect: Hillsdale’s Williams fires perfect game in sectional final
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Trey Williams was untouchable. Hillsdale’s junior left-hander fired a five-inning perfect game as the top-seeded Falcons won a Division IV sectional championship with a 12-0 win over No. 8 Kidron Central Christian on Thursday. Just how overpowering was Williams? The son of Hillsdale football coach Tom Williams needed just 60 pitches to […]
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Youth philanthropy efforts honored by Ashland County Community Foundation
ASHLAND – Young people who want to make a difference in their communities were honored Tuesday night at Ashland University. The Ashland County Community Foundation presented “A Celebration of Youth Philanthropy” as they recognized the ACCF’s IMPACT Youth Council grant recipients and the Young “Difference-Makers.” The IMPACT Youth Council was formed in 2015 as a […]
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Ashland School Board discusses proposed abatement, communication issues
ASHLAND – A discussion about a proposed abatement turned into a broader conversation about the relationship between the school board and the Economic Development Office during a work session Monday evening for the Ashland City School Board. Representatives from SJE Rhombus shared information about the company’s plans and fielded questions from the board during a […]
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Ashland County-West Holmes Career graduates 16 from preschool
ASHLAND — Sixteen children graduated the preschool program at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center (ACWHCC) on May 4th in front of family and friends. Honored guests for the graduation were ACWHCC Superintendent Mike Parry, High School Principal Rod Cheyney, and specialists who regularly visit the program: Martha Buckner of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, Mark Koehler […]
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Ashland defends OCC title
LEXINGTON, Ohio — Ashland already had secured its second straight Ohio Cardinal Conference championship, but the crowd inside the Lakewood Racquet Club was buzzing. Lexington’s Blake Webster and Wooster’s Salil Purandare were duking it out in the No. 2 singles finals. The winner of the match would lock up a second-place finish for his school […]