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. […]
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Polar plunge: North central Ohio braces for below-zero temps next week
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” — Author John Rushkin Enjoy the weekend thaw, folks. With apologies to playwright Eugene O’Neill, the iceman cometh. And right fast. Cold temperatures, the likes of which north central […]
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Slip, sliding away: 2 to 3 inches of snow today may make drive home a challenge
Your drive home from work today may be a bit messy. And slippery. Two to three inches of snow is possible today as a fast-moving clipper system rolls across Ohio, dropping light but steady snow that could make daytime travel interesting in north central Ohio. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a […]
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How cold is it going to be the next few days? Try this bad joke on for size
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – Author John Steinbeck How cold is it gonna feel for the next couple of days? How about colder than a brass toilet seat on the shady side of an iceberg? With all due apologies for that horrendous joke, […]
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Columbus police seek help finding missing Ashland County man
BELLVILLE – Police in Columbus seek public assistance in locating a 25-year-old Ashland County man whose car was found apparently abandoned behind Der Dutchman Restaurant in Bellville. James Beardsley left a residence in Columbus on Sunday to travel to his home in Polk, but never arrived, according to Columbus police. His vehicle was found parked […]
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It’s winter until March 20: Snow expected across north central Ohio on Friday night
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” — Anne Bradstreet MANSFIELD — Thank goodness spring is just a couple of months away. But between now and March 20, Old Man Winter is calling north central Ohio his home. And here we go again. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has […]