Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 10: Field Trip To A Park
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 9: Her School Will Help
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Ashland’s Otter Hotel was once an elite Ohio establishment
ASHLAND — The understand the arc of Ashland’s Otter Hotel one should understand its roots. William D. Otter was born in Ashland in 1863. His parents immigrated from Prussia in 1861. He attended Ashland College and spent four years in the jewelry business. Eventually, William borrowed $14,000 from the local building and loan and began […]
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Hero of the Clear Fork reduced to Pickle Bridge
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2014. There are not a lot of bridges in Richland County that have their own name, but there was once a famous covered bridge between Bellville and Butler that earned itself a noble title in 1913. Then, a few years later, it swapped that moniker […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 8: Dinner With Generations
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 7: Uncle Lucas Will Help
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 6: Planning a Celebration
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 5: Bare Impression
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1800s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. The books are available from Lintern for $25 a set, tax and shipping included. Each book is about […]