SHELBY, Ohio – Pioneer Career and Technology Center had 35 students attend the SkillsUSA Ohio NW Regional Competitions at EHOVE Career Center in Milan. In order to compete at this event, each student must have been named as a local champion in their skill area. The contests were challenging and we are so proud of all […]
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Ohio FFA honors Ashland Co. administrator
ASHLAND — Retiring Ashland County-West Homes Career Center Superintendent Mike McDaniel (center) was recently honored by the Ohio FFA Association’s Board of Trustees. McDaniel is leaving the board after serving as the board’s sole administrative representative for the last three years.
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AU to host annual Maplerock Jazz Festival
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s award-winning jazz program will present the 2016 Maplerock Jazz Festival on Friday, March 18. Along with free performances by area high school jazz ensembles in the afternoon, the event presents a main stage concert at 7:30 p.m. in Hugo Young Theatre. The evening concert opens with the Ashland University Jazz […]
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Ashland U. student art exhibit to open March 17
ASHLAND -– The Ashland University Juried Student Art Exhibition opens on Thursday, March 17, in the Coburn Gallery with a reception to be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The exhibition runs from March 17 to April 1. The exhibition provides those attending with an excellent opportunity to support the arts by purchasing a student […]
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Madison to present “Thoroughly Modern Millie – Junior”
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison High School Choral Department will present “Thoroughly Modern Millie – Junior” from March 18 to 20 in the middle school auditeria at 1419 Grace St. The musical features a book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by Dick Scanlan. “Thoroughly Modern Millie – Junior” […]
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Vitek to present Imagination & Creative Ground at AU series
ASHLAND -– Author, researcher and educator Bill Vitek will present a lecture titled “The Perennial Imagination and the Creative Ground: Cultivating Deep Roots in Land and People” on Tuesday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Trustees’ Room of Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University campus. The lecture is the next event in the […]
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Children’s author offers two shows at Eastview Elementary
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Eric Litwin, a children’s author, is coming to Eastview Elementary Schools in Madison Township on Monday, April 11. Litwin will offer a pair of performances that day, the first beginning at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in more information should contact the school.
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Kids can benefit from yoga, too
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in Heart of Ohio Magazine. The practice of yoga has been around for hundreds of years, and recently has been growing in popularity because of all of the wonderful benefits. Not only can adults practice yoga, but it is great for children as well. Yoga teaches children to breathe […]
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Ashland U. teams with Ashland High School to sponsor College Night
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University and Ashland High School have teamed to sponsor the Ashland Regional High School College Night. The event, intended for all high school sophomores, juniors and seniors thinking about attending college (and their parents), is set for Monday, March 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Ashland University’s John C. Myers […]
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Students come alive to recreate history
MANSFIELD — The likenesses of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Ben Franklin, and Sacagawea came to Eastview Elementary School to help teach students about United States history on Friday. Christine Vermillion, the school’s fourth grade reading teacher created a project hoping to increase her students’ learning by increasing their imagination. For the assignment, her students were […]