ASHLAND — The Ohio Department of Transportation has released its District 3 construction report for the week of Oct. 16. As a result, Ashland County drivers are urged to use caution when traveling these roads: Interstate 71 I-71, from the Ashland Co. line to the US 250 ramps, will have daytime single lane closures and […]
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Few spots rival fall foliage in Ashland
ASHLAND — Yes, when the leaves turn in New England it’s pretty special. A cabin in the Smoky Mountains overlooking rounded peaks of glorious rust and maroon hues is a sight to behold, too. But let’s be real — most of us have jobs, and lives, and budgets and kids and well, most of us […]
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Big crowds expected all weekend to attend Kingwood’s Pumpkin Glow
MANSFIELD – Kingwood Center Gardens’ annual Great Pumpkin Glow event officially ushered in the fall season on Saturday, though maybe not the fall weather. Hundreds of families of all ages flocked to the garden grounds on Saturday evening in mild 75-degree weather. But even inclement weather in the past isn’t enough to keep the crowds […]
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Bike festival to roll through Ashland’s Freer Field Sunday
ASHLAND – A bicycling festival featuring cyclo-crossing will be rolling onto Freer Field Sunday. Ashland Bike Company owner Anthony Bunt, with help from Troy Chipka , is hosting the Freer Cross Festival at Freer Field starting at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. According to Bunt, cyclo-cross is a type of racing where the competitors race on a […]
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Discussion of Ashland County opioid crisis set for Oct. 24
ASHLAND – On Aug. 3, Ashland University President Dr. Carlos Campo and Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office held a roundtable discussion regarding the role of faith communities and the opioid crisis. As a result of this meeting, an event titled, “Recovering Hope in Ashland County – A Faith Based Approach to the Opioid Crisis,” has […]
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Arrows shut out Minutemen 40-0
LEXINGTON – Coming off last week’s big win over Mansfield Senior, the Ashland Arrows were focused on maintaining their momentum and not letting their guard down against a struggling Lexington team. That focus propelled Ashland (7-1, 4-0) to a 33-0 halftime lead en route to a 40-0 win against the Minutemen in an Ohio Cardinal […]
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Volunteers pitch in for Ashland United Way Day of Caring
ASHLAND – Hundreds of community members came together Thursday to help Ashland residents for the 23rd United Way of Ashland County Kay Conrad Day of Caring. Twenty-seven teams made up of 234 volunteers from a variety of Ashland businesses and organizations fanned out across Ashland County to perform a variety of tasks for 78 elderly […]
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Tim Busbey talks Ashland County business news on AU’s WRDL
ASHLAND — Tim Busbey stopped by Ashland University’s 88.9 WRDL to talk with the hosts of the Early Bird’s Word Thursday morning. This week, they discussed 2 new businesses opening in downtown Ashland and an expansion at a landmark Loudonville business.
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Ashland Center for Nonviolence to host speaker Oct. 23
ASHLAND – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence at Ashland University will host speaker Nigel Young to discuss his new book, “Making Modern Memory: Peace and War in an Age of Remembering” on Monday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. The event takes place in the Ridenour Room of the Dauch College of Business and Economics on […]
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Hospice of North Central Ohio ranks high in quality
ASHLAND — In first-time comparative data released by the federal Medicare program, Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO), including Hospice of Ashland County, Hospice of Knox County, and Hospice of Richland County, surpassed the national average for every quality assessment and, overall, outperformed every other hospice in the region. The institution reported the news in […]