ASHLAND – Plans are moving forward for redeveloping the Pump House Ministries buildings in downtown Ashland, with a Best Western Motel at the center of the initiative. The Rev. Bruce Wilkinson, president of Pump House Ministries, invited a cross-section of Ashland’s community leaders to hear an update from Eric Bahme, Director of BGW Stewardship, the […]
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Ashland U. to graduate first doctor of nursing practice student
ASHLAND – Ashland University’s Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences will graduate its first student from the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at AU’s Spring Commencement on May 14. Teresa Schneider, of Wooster, Ohio, will be the first student to receive the DNP degree through AU’s program in Mansfield. “The first cohort […]
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Severe spinal injury victim heading home
ASHLAND — With heart, patience, determination, and love, Kingston of Ashland’s Greg Lynn accomplished what he set out to do. After almost 200 days at KOA and three months in the hospital before that. Lynn is thriving, graduating from KOA, and heading home. On May 2, 2016 Lynn entered the therapy gym for the last […]
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Ashland County Community Foundation celebrates youth philanthropy
ASHLAND – Youth philanthropy was the focus Tuesday evening as the Ashland County Community Foundation recognized a group of young people who are already making a difference in their community. “Have you ever walked into a room and just been in awe? That’s how I feel tonight about this group of special young people who […]
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Richland, Ashland Co. dancers featured in Little Mermaid show
ASHLAND — The Ashland Regional Ballet (ARB) and Opus II Dance Studio will again collaborate to bring the 34th annual Spring Dance Concert to the stage at Ashland University’s Hugo Young Theatre on May 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. Dancers ranging in ages from 6 through adult, and hailing primarily from the Ashland/Mansfield area […]
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Mansfield man, AU seminary student, earns $8K fellowship
ASHLAND – Mansfield resident Adam Hall, a student at Ashland Theological Seminary, has been awarded an $8,000 Counseling Fellowship from the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation. The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors, selected Hall for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program-Youth (MFP-Y). As an NBCC MFP-Y fellow, Hall […]
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Roads will honor local survivors of Bataan Death March, Japanese POW camp
COLUMBUS — Two local veterans, Lieutenant Colonel Albert L. Allen Jr. and Fireman First Class Irving Eugene Peters, will have signs honoring them along local roadways, Sen. Larry Obhof (R-Medina) announced on Monday. Substitute Senate Bill 182 requires the Ohio Department of Transportation to place signs along the designated roads after the measure was approved by […]
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AU to host Naturalist on Duty program
ASHLAND – Ashland University’s Environmental Studies Center located at the AU Black Fork Wetlands, 2628 Ashland Road, will host a “Naturalist on Duty” event every second Saturday this summer. All four events are free and open to the public. The informal, come-when-you-can programs provide an opportunity for those of all ages to learn about “Seasonality […]
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10th annual Ring In Spring to benefit Ashland United Way this Saturday
ASHLAND — The 10th Annual Ring In Spring to benefit United Way of Ashland County returns to the Ashland County Fairgrounds from 8:30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. A new addition to the annual fund-raiser is the Family Fun Fair. Coordinated by Family & Children First Council and Ashland County-City Health Department, […]
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Leadership Ashland receives grant from Ashland Co. Community Foundation
ASHLAND – Leadership Ashland, the community leadership development program within the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, has received a $3,000 grant from the Ashland County Community Foundation’s “Innovation Fund.” The grant will be used to fund a series of Lunch & Learn seminars focused on providing continuing leadership development for Leadership Ashland Alumni. There will […]