ASHLAND — The AU Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a three-year extension to the contract of AU President Dr. Carlos Campo. Dr. Campo’s contract now runs through May 31, 2021. “The Board is very pleased with Dr. Campo’s leadership and believes that Ashland University is positioned for continued growth and success,” said Joyce Lamb, […]
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Brookside Golf Course financial issues discussed by resident
ASHLAND – Brookside Golf Course has become a hot-button issue in Ashland in recent months, but some of the claims being made are not true, according to one concerned citizen who has studied the issue extensively. “Brookside has become a political football and it’s got to stop,” Ken Eckenroth said Tuesday during a city council […]
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Customers subdue attempted bank robber at Ashland Huntington Bank
ASHLAND – Two bank customers foiled an attempted bank robbery at the Huntington Bank at 308 Eastern Avenue Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Ashland Police Department, at 12:31 p.m. Tuesday, a 59-year-old Ashland man entered the bank and presented a bank employee with a note demanding money. The bank employee complied […]
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Ashbrook Center to host Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in Mansfield
ASHLAND – Best-selling author and popular media personality Brian Kilmeade will speak at Mansfield’s Renaissance Theatre on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. as the Ashbrook Center’s Second Annual Peter W. Schramm Memorial Lecture. Kilmeade is well known as co-host of the popular “Fox & Friends” news program and host of the nationally syndicated radio […]
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Mohican Forest advocates to conduct site tours Oct. 21 & 22
PERRYSVILLE — Tours of Mohican Forest sites that were previously cut, or managed, by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry (DOF) will be held Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22 starting at 1 p.m., according to a group of Mohican Forest advocates. Mohican ad-hoc Council member Annette McCormick, Mohican Forest advocate […]
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ODOT cautions Ashland County drivers on these roads
ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its District 3 construction report for the week of Oct. 16. As a result, Ashland County drivers are urged to use caution when traveling these roads: Interstate 71 I-71, from the Ashland Co. line to the US 250 ramps, will have daytime single lane closures and […]
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Few spots rival fall foliage in Ashland
ASHLAND — Yes, when the leaves turn in New England it’s pretty special. A cabin in the Smoky Mountains overlooking rounded peaks of glorious rust and maroon hues is a sight to behold, too. But let’s be real — most of us have jobs, and lives, and budgets and kids and well, most of us […]
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Bike festival to roll through Ashland’s Freer Field Sunday
ASHLAND – A bicycling festival featuring cyclo-crossing will be rolling onto Freer Field Sunday. Ashland Bike Company owner Anthony Bunt, with help from Troy Chipka , is hosting the Freer Cross Festival at Freer Field starting at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. According to Bunt, cyclo-cross is a type of racing where the competitors race on a […]
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Discussion of Ashland County opioid crisis set for Oct. 24
ASHLAND – On Aug. 3, Ashland University President Dr. Carlos Campo and Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office held a roundtable discussion regarding the role of faith communities and the opioid crisis. As a result of this meeting, an event titled, “Recovering Hope in Ashland County – A Faith Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis,” has […]