Standing in the crumbling foundations of the long-gone St. Joseph mission church, one can almost imagine hymns being sung fervently, if a little out of tune, by the immigrant farmers gathered in the tiny church atop a steep hill just over the county line into Holmes County. Standing at the head of the congregation was […]
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Then & Now: A Souvenir from Mohican 1944
A postcard stamped in 1944 and sent from Mohican State Park, shows the trestle bridge that crossed the Mohican River in Hog Hollow. That same view today, photographed from river’s edge just west of the Park Road, has a familiar skyline of timbered hills but a different bridge. In 1968, the old iron span was […]
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Ashland wins third straight Gorman title
MANSFIELD — Josh Bever three-peated and so did his Ashland Arrows. Bever won his third consecutive individual title, powering Ashland to its third straight team championship at the 57th J.C. Gorman Invitational at Pete Henry Gym on Saturday. Ranked first at 220 pounds in Division I, Bever thundered into the championship with three pins before […]
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Ashland Area Chorus Invites Singers to Rehearsals Beginning Jan. 7
ASHLAND – The Ashland Area Chorus (AAC), under the direction of Libby Slade, announces its spring schedule including rehearsals, concerts and membership requirements. Beginning Monday, Jan. 7, Ashland Area Chorus rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 242 of the Center for the Arts. Founded by Dr. Rowland Blackley […]
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Ashland University to host remembrance for Elizabeth Pastor
ASHLAND – Ashland University will host a remembrance to honor the memory of Elizabeth Pastor on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 1:30 p.m. The event will begin with a reception in the Coburn Gallery for campus and community members to gather in fellowship and celebrate Liz. The event will then move to the Elizabeth Pastor Recital […]
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Ashland, Mapleton students earn honors in December
ASHLAND — Mapleton’s Emily French, and Lyndsey Karcher, of Ashland High School, were named Ashland County West Holmes Career Center Students of the Month for December. French, in the Career Center’s Culinary Careers Management program, was named the Junior Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Lisa French and resides in Polk. Karcher, […]
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Ashland University mourns passing of women’s soccer coach Krispinsky
ASHLAND – Ashland University is grieving the loss of women’s soccer coach Danny Krispinsky, who passed away late Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer. Krispinsky coached the Eagles through the 2017 season before stepping away from his duties last summer as he continued his health fight. “As a student-athlete and then as a […]
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Ashland University esports program gets youthful boost
ASHLAND — Ashland University President Carlos Campo never expected the 23rd varsity sport at the 140-year-old school to be esports. Nor did he expect to have a 13-year-old secret weapon aid in the effort. Lestat Wade, 13, met Campo as part of the Big Brothers Big Sister programs, now called the Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring Project, […]
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Ashland fire department to receive new MARCS radios
ASHLAND – The Ashland Fire Department will soon receive a much-needed radio upgrade, Ashland Fire Chief Rick Anderson told city council members Wednesday night. The council approved an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor to seek bids and purchase MARCS radios at a cost not to exceed $15,000. But thanks to a FEMA grant, which […]
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Social Security benefits will increase in 2019
Each year Social Security announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Usually, there is an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month, starting the following January. Law requires that federal benefit rates increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer […]