ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the following road work for the week beginning June 6. Ashland County drivers are advised to use caution when traveling these roadways. State Route 89 SR 89, between US Route 42 and State Route 58, is reduced to one lane of traffic as part of a […]
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Painting the town purple: Relay for Life team raising awareness of event
ASHLAND – If you’ve noticed the purple ribbons running up and down Main Street, Julie Altman will feel like she has accomplished her goal. Altman, along with her 28-year-old daughter, Ashley, and friends Nancy Wasen and Lana Thompson, placed the ribbons on trees in downtown Ashland on Memorial Day to help raise awareness of the […]
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Hillsdale falls to Strasburg in state semifinals
AKRON, Ohio — He has won seven state championships and been to the Final Four 15 times during a hall of fame career, but Strasburg coach Bud Weisgarber never gets tired of playing on the state’s biggest stage. “It never gets old,” Weisgarber said after the Tigers stopped Hillsdale 2-0 in the Division IV state […]
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AU’s Posner earns research grant from National Institutes of Health
ASHLAND – Dr. Mason Posner, professor and chairperson of Ashland University’s Department of Biology and Toxicology, has received a $305,000 research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is to continue his research program using the small zebrafish to investigate the causes and prevention of lens cataract. The grant will provide stipends […]
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Library helping keep kids fed this summer
ASHLAND – During the summer months, many kids struggle to eat nutritious meals. A recent study found that more than 3,000 young people in Ashland County suffer from food insecurity. While schools provide lunches for them most of the year, other organizations are needed to step in to make sure those students are fed when […]
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For Hillsdale’s Long sisters, softball is a family affair
JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Hillsdale’s Shelbi and Sydney Long come by their love of the game honestly. Their parents were two of the best players ever to come out of Hillsdale. Shelbi, a senior third baseman, and sophomore pitcher Sydney will lead the Falcons into the Division IV state semifinals against Strasburg at 10 a.m. Thursday […]
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Graduates receive Ashland Theological Seminary degrees
ASHLAND – A number of area graduates were among the 114 students receiving degrees during Ashland Theological Seminary’s commencement ceremony on May 21, in the John C. Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University campus. Paul Lattimer, of Ashland, received a Master of Arts in Practical Theology. Timothy Schlatter, of Mansfield, received a Doctor of […]
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Hospice board appoints Lindsey as emeritus member
MANSFIELD – Hospice of North Central Ohio’s Board of Directors has unanimously voted to appoint Ruth A. Lindsey as its first board member emeritus. To be considered for the designation of board member emeritus, a person must be a current or former member of the Hospice of North Central Ohio Board of Directors who has […]
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Hillsdale softball team has Falcon family soaring
JEROMESVILLE — There’s no cheering in the press box. That is a cardinal rule of sports journalism. The job is to report, not cheerlead. I pride myself in my poker face on game day. When someone asks who I’m rooting for, my response is always the same. The clock. I don’t care which team wins […]