ASHLAND – Ashland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who is a suspect in a robbery and vehicle theft. Detectives have released images of the suspect. The alleged crimes occurred Feb. 24 on Milton Township Road 1411 in Ashland County. Officials say there were four children with the […]
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Ashland, Mapleton students earn 6K scholarships in culinary event
ASHLAND — Students from Ashland and Mapleton earned $6,000 scholarships to Sullivan University after competing in the Culinary Affair with Pork event sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Pork Council Women. The contest was hosted by the Wayne County Schools Career Center. The third-place winner in this year’s recipe contest was senior Kiana Schaeg, of, Mapleton. She […]
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Ashland eliminates Brookside Golf Course manager position
ASHLAND – Brookside Golf Course golf pro manager Terry Valentine is no longer employed by the City of Ashland. Valentine is officially retiring, but a Feb. 28 personnel action form from the city states his position was eliminated for economic reasons. Mayor Matt Miller confirmed Wednesday the choice to cut the position was a consensus reached […]
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United Way of Ashland County exceeds campaign goal
ASHLAND – With $1,002,313 raised for its 2018 Faces of Change campaign, United Way of Ashland County exceeded its campaign goal by $27,313. The announcement was made at the United Way chapter’s annual meeting Tuesday as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate a successful year. Executive director Stacey Schiemann and volunteer campaign chairs Aaron and […]
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Ashland schools talk fieldhouse, school security
ASHLAND – The proposed new fieldhouse at Ashland High School and district-wide school security were the key topics of discussion at Ashland City Schools’ board of education meeting Monday. The district hired VSWC Architects to create a design for the fieldhouse building, and district leaders and community members have raised over $1.3 million in private […]
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Lucas, Ontario among four girls teams remaining
LUCAS — The last time Lucas played in the girls district basketball tournament, George H.W. Bush was in the Oval Office. The sixth-seeded Cubs won their first sectional championship since 1989, upsetting No. 2 seed Norwalk St. Paul 54-40 at Norwalk High School on Saturday. Jessie Grover led Lucas with 21 points. Lucas will play […]
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Accused Ashland serial killer’s case headed for trial on April 9
ASHLAND – Ashland County Common Pleas judge Ron Forsthoefel said the Shawn Grate case is “ramping up for trial” — which is slated for April 9. In what was expected to be the final pretrial in the case against the suspected serial killer, the defense and prosecution met with the judge via Skype video-conference Monday. […]
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Ashland County students earn welding certificates
ASHLAND — A number of Ashland County students recently earned their American Welding Society Welding Certificates in the Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing program at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center. These students are preparing for good-paying careers with a technical trade that’s in high demand, according to the school. Junior Kyler Mills, of Hillsdale, collected three welding […]
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Crestview leads charge at sectional meet
PLYMOUTH — Crestview teammates Clay Eagle and Dakota Blanton have made the most of limited mat time this season. Both Eagle, the Cougars’ 120-pounder, and the 126-pound Blanton won sectional championships Saturday afternoon at Plymouth as Crestview took team runner-up honors to powerhouse Milan Edison. The duo had to sit out the first half of […]
