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Ohio 39 reopens after train derailment cleared between Loudonville & Perrysville
LOUDONVILLE (UPDATE 10 p.m.) — Ohio 39 reopened between Perrysville and Loudonville just after 6 p.m. on Saturday night. The state highway was closed early Saturday morning following a train derailment. The road was clear and traffic flow resumed Saturday night. Ashland County Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 3 a.m. Saturday reporting 14 […]
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Ashland City Council interviews finalists for vacancy
ASHLAND – Ashland City Council expects to vote Tuesday, Feb. 6 on the appointment of a new city council member. Council president Steve Workman confirmed he and fellow council member Al Farnam interviewed four candidates for approximately one hour each on Saturday. Workman declined to say who the finalists were; however, six of the 10 […]
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Police: Ashland, Mansfield men arrested, drugs, stolen property seized
ASHLAND — Four men are being held in the county jail after drugs and stolen property were recovered at a residence on West Fouth Street in Ashland, according to a press release from the Ashland Police Department. Lieutenant Garry Alting stated that suspected crystal meth, suspected crack cocaine, drug abuse instruments, and drug paraphernalia were all […]
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Ashland University to offer free art studio experience
ASHLAND – The Ashland University Art and Design Department is offering a free college campus studio experience on Saturday, May 12, for current high school students with an interest in pursuing art. The event is being held in the Center for the Arts building on the AU campus from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch and […]
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Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center holds career fair
ASHLAND — Both high school and adult education students at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center had the opportunity to meet over 60 businesses, organizations and staffing agencies at a career fair held at the Career Center on Jan. 30. Participants’ booths were scattered through the Commons, the library and the halls, and students were supplied […]
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AU to begin intercollegiate competition in esports in the fall
ASHLAND – Ashland University officials have announced that the institution is creating an esports program on campus and will begin intercollegiate competition in the sport starting next fall. AU will offer talent scholarships of up to $4,000 per year for those interested in competing in esports, which is a form of competition performed through electronic […]
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Kelly Cooke helps people make Ashland home
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth in a series of features on young professionals in the Ashland business community. Part V was on Beau Carpenter. Part IV was on Melanie Fitch. Part III was on Angela Ringler. Part II was on Jake Coffy. Part I was on Ashland Young Professionals. ASHLAND – Kelly Cooke chose to stay in her hometown […]
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Q&A with Sustainable Equity founders Glisson and Tucker
ASHLAND – Susan Glisson and Charles Tucker are visiting Ashland University this week as guest speakers in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Symposium Against Indifference. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Building Bridges Through Dialogue.” It’s exactly what Glisson and Tucker strive to do at Sustainable Equity, a consulting company they co-founded to […]
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Grant will fund 12 pulse oximeters for Hospice of North Central Ohio
ASHLAND — Firelands Electric Cooperative People Fund has approved a grant in the amount of $875.40 to Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO). The grant will be used to purchase 12 pulse oximeters for nurses to use with hospice and palliative patients. Pulse oximeters monitor oxygen saturation levels with little or no discomfort to the […]