MIFFLIN TWP. – A parade, time capsule and food will highlight the celebration of 200 years of Mifflin Township. Mifflin’s Bicentennial Festival is Saturday, June 25, from noon to 4:30 p.m. in downtown Mifflin at St. Michael Lutheran Church. The festival will get under way at noon with a parade starting at Charles Mill Lake […]
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Ashland area fans get up-close view of celebration parade
ASHLAND – As more than 1.3 million fans packed downtown Cleveland Wednesday to celebrate the Cavaliers’ historic championship run, many Ashlanders were among the enthusiastic throng, and at least one Ashland business actually played a part in the parade. Kicking off around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the parade with 60 units started in front of Quicken […]
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Authorities hope curtain, blanket may crack Amy Mihaljevic case
BAY VILLAGE – A store-bought blanket and homemade curtain found near the crime scene may be the pieces of the puzzle that solve the Amy Mihaljevic abduction and murder case, authorities said Thursday morning. Mihaljevic went missing on the afternoon of Oct. 27, 1989. On Feb. 8, 1990, the 10-year-old’s body was found by a […]
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Press conference Thursday in Amy Mihaljevic case
BAY VILLAGE – Authorities have announced a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Bay Village Police Department to announce developments in the 1989 murder and abduction of Amy Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic was abducted on Oct. 27, 1989 from the Bay Square Shopping Center in Bay Village. On Feb. 8, 1990, the 10-year-old’s body was […]
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Remembering the King
It was perhaps the greatest sports writing gaffe in the history of sports writing — or gaffes, for that matter — but in my defense I didn’t know what I was witnessing. LeBron James has been compared to Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson among others, but drawing parallels between the greatest player on the […]
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Bobolink and Butterfly Festival marks 10th anniversary Saturday
ASHLAND – The Bobolinks and Butterfly Festival at Byers Woods will celebrate its first decade on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you’ve never heard of a bobolink, it’s a small New World blackbird known for its bubbling song that is considered a species of concern by the Ohio Department of […]
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Ashland Co. Women of Achievement nomination forms available
ASHLAND — Nomination forms for the 2016 Ashland County Women of Achievement awards are available at Ashland and Loudonville Public Libraries. Deadline to turn in nominations for this annual recognition of women is Thursday, July 21. Former recipients, friends, employees and family members may nominate women who have reached beyond themselves to contribute substantially to […]
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University Hospitals Samaritan nurses honored for excellence
ASHLAND — University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center nurses Mary Neff, Tabbetha Rose, Kathy Strine, Brenda Winland, and Stephanie Shaffer were recently recognized with a Celebrate Nursing Excellence award. Rose, a Birthing and Women’s Unit nurse, was awarded the top prize of a money voucher toward continuing clinical education. Neff, director of Perioperative Services and Ambulatory […]
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AU’s Coburn Galllery to host Ohio photography exhibit
ASHLAND – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will hold a regional juried exhibition titled “Ohio New Photography,” which will feature the works of 20 professional photographers and 14 youth photographers from the state of Ohio. The “Ohio New Photography” exhibition opens on Sunday, June 26, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. and […]
