ASHLAND — Last week’s mayoral debate, sponsored by the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, was the topic of discussion when Ashland Source’s Tim Busbey stopped by Ashland University’s 88.9 WRDL’s Early Bird’s Word talk show Thursday morning.
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Corner Park display remembers Ashland County domestic violence victims
ASHLAND – Nine Ashland County women have been killed as a result of domestic violence and a special display in Corner Park has been put in place this week to remember them. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, red silhouettes representing the nine victims with their faces and their stories are spread throughout the […]
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Hospital volunteers plan fashion show fundraiser
ASHLAND – The volunteers at University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center are hosting a fundraiser to support the organization. A Fashion and Style Show is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at UH Samaritan on Main, 663 E. Main St. in Ashland. Volunteers and staff will be modeling the stylish selection of clothing sold […]
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OCC showdown awaits Tygers, Arrows
MANSFIELD — It may not decide the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship, but it will go a long way in determining who hoists the championship trophy. Mansfield Senior hosts Ashland in a battle of the OCC’s top two teams Friday at Arlin Field. Both the Tygers and Arrows are 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the OCC. […]
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Loudonville-Perrysville students pitch in for MACF penny drive
LOUDONVILLE – Nearly 1,000 elementary, junior and high school students in the Loudonville-Perrysville Exempt School District have begun to collect spare change for the annual Every Penny Counts! drive, an in-school effort to benefit the Mohican Area Community Fund (MACF) and a record 35 local charities that it funds through its 42nd Annual “Have a […]
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Former Indiana governor to speak in Ashland on Oct. 17
ASHLAND – Mitch Daniels Jr., former governor of Indiana and the 12th president of Purdue University, will speak on the topic of “Higher Education: Higher than What?” at the Ashbrook Center’s Major Issues Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at noon in Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University campus. Tickets for this lunch and […]
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Ashland County candidates share their platforms
ASHLAND – Candidates from across Ashland County presented their views Monday night during a forum sponsored by the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce. Township trustee and township fiscal officer candidates, village council candidates and school board candidates from across the county joined Ashland’s mayoral candidates and city council candidates at the Pump House for Monday’s […]
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Ashland City Schools staff to take on Harlem Wizards
ASHLAND – Twelve Ashland Middle School and elementary staff members are teaming up to take on a group of high-flying hoops Wizards to benefit Taft Intermediate and Edison Elementary playgrounds. The Harlem Wizards will visit the Ashland High School gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Wizards were founded in 1962 and have […]
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Ashland U. lecture to center on the ‘Virtues of a Christian Teacher’
ASHLAND – This year’s Don Rinehart Lecture in Practical Theology at Ashland University will feature Dr. Wesley Null, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and professor of Curriculum at Baylor University in Texas, speaking on the topic of “The Virtues of a Christian Teacher.” The event is set for Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in […]
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Mohican Rivermen face veteran teams in final home date Oct. 8
LOUDONVILLE – The Mohican Rivermen, Ashland County’s only vintage base ball team, will host a three-team match play on Sunday, Oct. 8 on the field behind McMullen Elementary School off E. Bustle St. in Loudonville. The three-game match will pit the Rivermen against the Whiskey Island Shamrocks starting at 1 p.m. The Shamrocks will then […]