MANSFIELD – The 31st episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped with a Hollywood flair. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell talks with Ashland University history Professor John Moser about his recent travels to Los Angeles to appear on “History’s Greatest Mysteries” on the History Channel. Moser, the […]
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Stevenson’s conference-record 5 TDs help AU clinch outright GMAC crown
EDITOR’S NOTE: For more coverage on this game, log on to the Ashland University athletics department website at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland, Ohio is where the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Champions reside. Ashland University’s football team clinched an outright league title via a 44-30 thumping of Kentucky Wesleyan at Jack Miller Stadium on Saturday […]
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Crow Fest 2024 open through Nov. 9 at Mansfield Art Center
MANSFIELD — Visitors have less than two weeks to view nearly 200 crow-inspired art pieces in the Mansfield Art Center. The third annual Crow Fest show features paintings, sculptures, interactive art and more. The art center hosted its opening day on Saturday and announced awards for 10 pieces, gifting the artists glass pumpkins from the […]
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Ashland University products aiming for Olympic gold
ASHLAND — Before they put on the Red, White and Blue, Katie Moon and Trevor Bassitt proudly wore Ashland University’s Purple and Gold. Both Moon and Bassitt are in Paris preparing for the start of the upcoming Summer Olympics. The Opening Ceremony, a first-of-its-kind boat procession on the Seine, is set for Friday at 1:30 […]
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Tomorrow’s Talent: Education remains key for upskilling employees
ASHLAND — Amy Daubenspeck said she approached North Central State College with an idea late last year. Daubenspeck, the president of the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber is always looking for ways to add value for its members. She heard about a partnership between another chamber and a local university. The school […]
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Tomorrow’s Talent: Can upskilling fill the talent gap?
ASHLAND — The trades have always had a labor issue, according to Joe Reep, the president of Ashland Comfort Control. Reep’s family has owned a Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning business since 1980, he said. Reep was born in 1985, and remembers starting to work at Ashland Comfort Control during the summers when he turned […]
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Mansfield Shakespeare Co. brings ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to life
MANSFIELD — Alex Trolian sat in her high school English class and found a way to connect across more than four centuries with a character created by William Shakespeare. “I’ve always loved acting,” said Trolian, who will be a junior at Lexington High School this fall. “We read ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in class this […]
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Dreams fulfilled: Shelby police officer reflects on retirement, soccer career
Keith Swisher, a recently retired Shelby police officer, had dreams of playing collegiate soccer and working in law enforcement.
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80th anniversary of D-Day: A bloody success that was never guaranteed
It was the most famous war-time statement that thankfully, by the grace of God, was never issued. But Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, was prepared if the invasion of Europe failed on June 6, 1944. Then just 55 years old, Eisenhower was ready to take the […]
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AU mourns death of former president G. William Benz
ASHLAND – G. William Benz, Ph.D., who served as president of Ashland University from 1993-2006, passed away in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 8. He was 88. Benz’s impressive career in academia was headlined by leading AU during a time of significant growth. Among the highlights of his 13-year administration were: The “Building on Strength” […]