ASHLAND – Upon threat of termination, a longtime Ashland City Schools maintenance employee has offered his resignation. After more than 25 years with the district, Michael Rauscher agreed to resign effective Sept. 15, according to a separation agreement approved by the district’s board of education Monday. He will remain covered by the district’s insurance through […]
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Ashland Democrats nominate Zickefoose for clerk of courts
ASHLAND – The Ashland County Democratic Party Central Committee has voted to nominate Michael Zickefoose as the party’s candidate for Ashland County Clerk of Courts. Zickefoose will run against Republican incumbent Deborah Myers in the Nov. 6 election to fill the unexpired term of Annette Shaw, which runs through December 2020. After Shaw resigned to take […]
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Spots remain for Ashland Mayor’s Golf Classic on Aug. 17
ASHLAND – A few spots remain for the Ashland Mayor’s Inaugural Golf Classic Friday, Aug. 17 at Brookside Golf Course. All proceeds from the classic will benefit the golf course. The format will be a 4-person shotgun scramble. Cost is $75 per player, which includes lunch, golf with cart, range balls and a steak dinner. […]
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U.S. 250 traffic maintained with flaggers in Ashland County
ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its District 3 construction report. As a result, Ashland County drivers are urged to use caution on these roads: US Route 42 US 42, at the intersection of King Rd., will have traffic maintained with flaggers as needed, as crews begin underground work on signals. The […]
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Failure on a high peak: The Kansas Saga
Inside “the trough,” looking up at the rock scramble, looking down at death, looking up, looking down — for 15 minutes. The route was nothing I hadn’t completed before — and that was the problem — it was the same mountain. Where was my escape? Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) in Colorado […]
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Wings mural turns heads, inspires selfies at Ashland Books
ASHLAND — The architecture of 100 W. Main St. has always turned heads, but now it’s something else about the building that’s making people stop for photographs. A pair of wings appeared last weekend on the side of the building, owned by Brooks Whitmore and occupied by Ashland Books. Placed at just the right height and […]
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Ashland principal advocates for trauma-informed schools
ASHLAND – What if, when faced with behaviors we don’t understand, we stopped asking “What’s wrong with you?” and started asking “What happened to you?” Ashland High School principal Mike Riley believes that shift could transform our schools, churches, families and communities by helping people build the resilience they need to overcome childhood trauma. Riley […]
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Affordable housing apartments coming to Ashland
ASHLAND – A new affordable housing apartment complex is coming to Ashland, Mayor Matt Miller confirmed. Located on three acres of currently vacant land at 1100 Sugarbush Drive, behind Home Depot, Union Lofts will be a three-story, 55,000-square-foot complex, according to Miller. Indianapolis-based developer TWG Development plans to begin construction on the 48-unit complex in […]