ASHLAND — It’s going to be windy, rainy and unusually balmy on Wednesday and Thursday — before taking a snowy turn by Friday, according to reports from the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a hazardous weather outlook Tuesday along with a flood watch for Richland and Ashland counties, among other northeast Ohio communities. “Gusts […]
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Grand jury: officers’ actions were a ‘justifiable use of force’ in Sean Rowe death
MANSFIELD — A grand jury determined Tuesday that officers’ actions were a “justifiable use of force” during an incident that resulted in the death of an Army veteran following an hours-long standoff along Peterson Road last summer.The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon via a press release issued by Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop.Sean C. Rowe, […]
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Madison’s Kuhn, Shelby trio headline District 6 girls basketball teams
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Faith Kuhn’s dominance didn’t go unnoticed by the coaches around the region. Madison’s 6-foot-1 senior center was selected the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 6 Co-Player of the Year in Division I when the teams were introduced Tuesday. Kuhn, who will play college volleyball at Shawnee State, averages 17.2 points, […]
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Homerville teen suspected of involuntary manslaughter remains focus of manhunt
ASHLAND – State highway patrol officers are searching for a teenager suspected of involuntary manslaughter after he fled on foot following a traffic stop along U.S. 42 in Montgomery Township, officials said in a news release Tuesday morning. Joseph D. Harbaugh, 19, of Homerville, was a passenger in a car Monday afternoon when an Ashland […]
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Ashland’s Denbow headlines District 6 boys basketball team
ASHLAND — Luke Denbow’s reign continues. Ashland’s high-scoring senior guard, Denbow was selected the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 6 Player of the Year in Division I for a third straight season when the teams were announced Tuesday. The West Liberty (West Virginia) University recruit averages an area-best 28.4 points a game for […]
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Ashland morgue storage insufficient for death rate, contingency plans needed
ASHLAND — Health and emergency medical services officials have said there is not enough space to store dead bodies in Ashland County. There are many reasons for this, but at the forefront is a spike in deaths during winter months and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Further, a lack of clear contingency plans across […]
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Students from Ashland & Hillsdale chosen January students of the month at ACWHCC
ASHLAND — Students from Ashland High School and Hillsdale High School were selected January students of the month at the Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center. Dakota Pitz, Ashland High School, and Lillian Nixon, Hillsdale High School, were named Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Students of the Month for January. Pitz, in the Career Center’s Culinary […]
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North central Ohio’s best earn top seeds for district swim meet
ONTARIO — Brie Trumpower may not have been thrilled with her sectional times, but Ontario’s freestyle ace finds herself in a good place going into this week’s Northwest District swimming and diving championships at Bowling Green State University’s Cooper Pool. A junior, Trumpower is the top seed in the 100-yard freestyle (54.42) and the No. […]
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Bat Boy: The Musical, set for AU’s Hugo Young Theatre Feb. 17 to 20
ASHLAND – The department of theatre at Ashland University continues its 2021-22 theme of “Finding Your Place in the World” by presenting “Bat Boy: The Musical” Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 17 to 20. All performances will take place at the Hugo Young Theatre, with the Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows starting at 7:30 p.m. and […]