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Balloon Glow lights the night in Ashland
ASHLAND, Ohio–On a beautiful Fourth of July, the Ashland Balloonfest continues today and Sunday. The Balloon Glow lit the grounds on Thursday evening while live entertainment and contest added to the experience. Enjoy our video as the pilots light their balloons in synch the music of “Up, Up, and Away.” There’s also a gallery of […]
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Fourth of July festivities abound throughout the area
MANSFIELD, Ohio – A shortage doesn’t exist when it comes to fun festivities during Fourth of July weekend. The area is hosting numerous Independence Day celebrations that locals can enjoy. Charles Mill Lake Park is holding the Red, White and Blue Fest on Thursday, July 2 – Saturday, July 4. Various activities will be […]
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Kids welcome at July’s First Friday Shop Hop
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Summer fun is in full swing for this month’s First Friday Shop Hop in Mansfield, and downtown businesses are not short of activities for local children to enjoy. For the first time this Friday, Richland Carrousel Park is hosting a special children’s event for the Shop Hop with children’s karaoke night. Sharon […]
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Galion Pickle Run includes baseball, fireworks and more
GALION, Ohio — The full schedule for Galion’s Pickle Run festival is available and the event will be held on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. Pickle Run kicks off on Saturday morning with the YMCA’s 5K run/walk and kids’ fun run at 8:30 a.m. At noon, kids can head to the football field […]
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Legendary Budweiser Clydesdales draw crowds to Ashland fairgrounds
ASHLAND, Ohio – They are famous worldwide for their appearances in parades, commercials and even Presidential inaugurations, so it’s no surprise that hundreds of area residents lined up for a glimpse of Budweiser’s legendary Clydesdales. As part of Ashland’s bicentennial and Balloonfest festivities, the huge draft horses are making their home at the Ashland County […]
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Beautiful, bountiful, berry-licious
Tis the season for wild black raspberries to ripen, which means mosquito bites, berry bramble scratches, and hands that make you look like Lady Macbeth. We are fortunate to have a plethora of brambly, scratchy, juicy, berry-licious plants on our property. In Ohio, as in many other states, wild berries are considered a weed. At […]
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NECIC reschedules tomato workshop
MANSFIELD, Ohio- The North End Community Improvement Collaborative’s (NECIC) free tomato workshop scheduled for Thursday, July 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 15, due to inclement weather. Participants will learn potting, pruning, staking, and harvesting methods, demonstrated by Mona Kneuss and Compton Donohue. Tomato plants will be provided to […]
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Jimmy Warner Band to perform for Bellville’s First Thursday
BELLVILLE, Ohio—Thursday brings another First Thursday to Bellville. It also brings the Jimmy Warner Band. First Thursday means Bellville merchants will have their stores open until 7 p.m. and will offer special prices or fun activities. Then the Jimmy Warner Band will perform a free concert at the bandstand at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged […]