WEST SALEM — Mike and Stacy Simmons have 23 years of married life as a chief piece of evidence. Now they’re hoping to win the verdict for America’s Best Couple. Voting for the 14 finalists ends Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. The Simmons’ profile can be found on America’s Favorite Couple’s website. The winning […]
Ashland County
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Two Mansfield residents injured in Ashland County motorcycle/truck wreck
ASHLAND COUNTY — Two Mansfield residents on a motorcycle suffered serious injuries Sunday in a hit-skip accident in a roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Ohio 302 in Jackson Township. According to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2016 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing motorcycle was traveling southwest on U.S. […]
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Patrol investigates injury crash involving horse-drawn buggy in Ashland County
MILTON TOWNSHIP — A juvenile passenger in a horse-drawn buggy suffered serious injuries Tuesday evening in a crash involving a pickup truck, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers responded at 6:05 p.m. to a crash on Ohio 96. A horse-drawn buggy was eastbound on Ohio 96, just east of […]
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3 Dayton men in custody after high-speed pursuit from Ashland County ends in Shelby
SHELBY — Three Dayton men were taken into custody after a high-speed pursuit Saturday night that ended with the vehicle crashing in Shelby. All three were uninjured and taken to the Ashland County Jail, according to Sgt. Daniel Kumor with the the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A rifle was found inside […]
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‘It’s a rough flight up here:’ Audio from air traffic controllers offer clues into fatal Ashland County plane crash
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — Recordings from air traffic controllers and 911 calls paint a vivid picture of the moments leading up to and after a plane crash that claimed the life of its pilot in early May. Gary Wolfelt, 72, died when his Express 2000 FT, a single-engine plane, crashed into woods southeast of Polk. Investigators […]
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Indiana pilot, 72, dies in single-engine plane crash in Ashland County
JACKSON TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Indiana pilot died Monday evening in a single-engine plane crash, according to the Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Gary Wolfelt of West Lafayette, Ind., was the only person aboard the Experimental Express 2000 FT, troopers said. The crash occurred around Polk, about four miles away from the […]
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Ashland County courthouse featured on The Ohio Channel
ASHLAND — The Ohio Channel highlighted Ashland County’s 95 year-old courthouse recently as part of an online video series. The eight-minute video published Jan. 13 and features comments from Judge Dave Stimpert and Jennifer Marquette, the executive director of the Ashland County Historical Society. Together, they share a history of the courthouse situated on “courthouse […]
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Weather update: Snow. Sleet. Ice. All now expected Wednesday afternoon
Your drive home may be a bit slippery Wednesday. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. across a section of Ohio that includes Richland and Ashland counties. Earlier in the day, it appeared the frozen precipitation may remain north of the area. […]
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Ice, ice baby: Winter returns Wednesday night with freezing rain in the forecast
MANSFIELD — It’s back. As in winter. As if it ever left. A few decent winter weather days after a January arctic chill may have had some folks pining for an early spring, a claim supported by Buckeye Chuck on Sunday during annual Groundhog Day festivities. As it turns out, Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow, […]
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It’s un-brrr-lievably cold out: Wind chills expected to drop to 24 below zero
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist and political activist Albert Camus was labeled an absurdist. Even he would get a kick out of the weather north central Ohio is experiencing this month — especially in the next 48 hours. […]