ASHLAND — The hot-button issue at the Ashland County Fair just got hotter. The Ashland County Democratic Committee, through a Lakewood attorney, filed a civil suit Thursday in U.S. District Court, alleging the group’s federal civil rights were violated in September. The lawsuit, filed by former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, identifies Ashland County Sheriff […]
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Ashland County Democratic Party chair says fair ‘ejected’ her for ‘political reasons’
ASHLAND — The chair of the Ashland County Democratic Party broke her silence Friday by stating she was “ejected” from the county fair for “political reasons.” Heather Sample, 47, serves as the chair of the Ashland County Democratic Party, whose booth was booted from the Ashland County fairgrounds Thursday after the fair board’s discovery of what […]
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ACSO investigating ‘offensive’ button incident at Ashland County Fair; notifies U.S. Secret Service
ASHLAND — The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident at the Ashland County Fair that resulted in the booting of a booth holder who distributed “offensive” buttons directed at President Donald Trump. ACSO Sheriff Kurt Schneider said Friday he has contacted the U.S. Secret Service to investigate “any crimes that may be associated […]
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Ashland County Fair board boots Ashland County Democratic Party booth for ‘offensive’ buttons
ASHLAND — Ashland County Fair officials booted the Ashland County Democratic Party booth on Thursday following the political party’s sale of “offensive buttons” directed toward President Donald Trump. The Ashland County Fair posted on Facebook around 8 p.m. on Thursday that it had been “made aware of offensive buttons in the Democrat booth.” “We are […]
