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3 people arrested in connection with checks from Ashland University, drugs & counterfeit cash
MANSFIELD – A former Ashland University business office employee who had university cash and checks as well as counterfeit bills in his vehicle was arrested in Mansfield early Friday morning and charged with forgery. Rickey L. Thompson, 61, of Ashland, was a passenger in a vehicle that he owned but that was being driven by […]
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Ashland City Council approves $71,630 increase for tennis courts project
ASHLAND – Ashland City Council has approved a $71,630 change order for unanticipated costs associated with the construction project at the Brookside Park tennis courts. Council passed the ordinance to modify an existing contract with Vasco Sports Contractors after contractors and city officials discovered what mayor Matt Miller described a “significant soil issues” on the […]
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Ashland County Junior Fair livestock sales bring high bids
ASHLAND – It was an emotional evening for Samantha Augustine as she said goodbye, not only to her market steer but also to showing livestock at the Ashland County Fair. Augustine had both the grand champion market steer and the grand champion hog this year. She also raised last year’s grand champion steer. But at […]
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United Way of Ashland County kicks off 2019 campaign
ASHLAND – United Way of Ashland County is encouraging community members to find their inner hero this year. “It’s the super hero in you that makes you feel powerful, that makes you feel engaged and strong and that makes you feel like you can go out and make a change,” Stacy Shiemann, executive director of […]
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Ashland land bank ousts director
ASHLAND — Members of the Ashland County Land Reutilization Corporation board reached a consensus Wednesday to stop employing its director. Hal Sheaffer had been serving under a verbal agreement as the new land bank’s director for about four months and was being paid $1,000 monthly. Prior to the land bank’s official formation, Sheaffer volunteered in […]
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Volunteers lead recycling efforts at Ashland County Fair
ASHLAND – It was drizzling at 8 a.m. Monday when Sandra Tunnell arrived at the Ashland County Fairgrounds. Aside from the livestock barns, where students and families were already feeding and grooming their animals, the fairgrounds was mostly desolate. Tunnell is among a small but dedicated group of volunteers working to make sure recycling is […]
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City of Ashland accepts plat for 12 new home lots
ASHLAND – The city of Ashland accepted the plat for the new Shady lane subdivision on Tuesday, paving the way for a local developer to begin selling home sites on the new portion of the street. The developer, Aaron Aber of AAA Real Estate of Ashland, is known in town for his other business, Aber’s […]
