PERRYSVILLE – Ten new log cabins will be built at Pleasant Hill Lake Park in Perrysville, according to Adria Bergeron, marketing and public affairs administrator for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The conservancy district’s board recently began accepting bids for the project’s construction, which is expected to begin in 2019 with the intent to open […]
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Gibbs, Harbaugh to debate Oct. 29 in Ashland
ASHLAND – Just one week before voters in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District head to the polls to select their U.S. Representative, incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) and challenger Ken Harbaugh (D) will face off in a debate at Ashland University. The Oct. 29 matchup is one Harbaugh says voters have been asking for since April. “I’m disappointed […]
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Ashland University to designate stadium seat to honor POW/MIA
ASHLAND – Ashland University will designate a permanently unoccupied seat in Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field to honor the military personnel who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who have been declared missing in action (MIA). On Saturday, Nov. 10, Ashland University will hold a public ceremony dedicating the collegiate POW/MIA Chair of Honor as […]
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Mansfield, Ashland superintendents issue joint statement on banana incident
MANSFIELD — The superintendents from Mansfield Senior and Ashland City School Districts issued a joint letter dated Monday, Oct. 15 in connection with incidents surrounding the Oct. 5 football game between the Tygers and Arrows at Community Stadium. Both superintendents said no other comment would be forthcoming, according to Mansfield Schools spokesman Larry Gibbs. The […]
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Movie studio to open headquarters in Ashland
ASHLAND – Local businessman Scott Donley is bringing his growing indie movie studio to Ashland. Donley’s Los Angeles-based studio, Good Deed Entertainment, is best known as the distributor of Loving Vincent, which was nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature in 2017. Donley is also known locally as president of Donley Ford. GDE is […]
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Federal, state, local candidates outline platforms in Ashland
ASHLAND – Addressing voters at a candidates and issues forum in Ashland on Monday, the two candidates for the 70th District representative’s seat in the Ohio House laid out opposite views of the direction the state is headed. Though it was not a debate, the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Meet the Candidates and Learn […]
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Ashland University awarded $50,000 grant from Burton D. Morgan Foundation
ASHLAND — Ashland University has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation to support entrepreneurial programming in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Burton D. Morgan Foundation trustees at their September board meeting approved about $1.5 million in grants to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education for youth, college students […]
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US 224 in Ashland County will have single-lane closures for repair work
ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has issued its District 3 construction report for the Week of Oct. 15. 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 […]
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Where’s Ben? Part IV: Accomplice and mystery letter
Part IV explores the accomplice scenarios if something bad did happen to Brubaker and a mystery letter sent to the sheriff’s office. ASHLAND — Ben Brubaker went missing in October of 2005 from Ashland County and there’s been no trace of him since. Until recently, little was known about his disappearance. This series explores new […]
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Ashland City Schools considering three board candidates
ASHLAND – Ashland City Schools board of education members are considering three finalists for an open seat on the board. All three are parents of children in the district who also live and work in the community. Finalists Colleen Cook, Zack Truax and Brandon Wells each will be interviewed this week or next. The board […]