After a moisture issue caused several bricks to fall from the Ashland Essex House building, Simonson Construction is set to begin work on repairs next week.

Reporting that tells our community's story
Students in Sarah LeVeck and Jarrod Vance's seventh grade classes at Ashland Middle School have been working to design and raise money for a new playground and recycling bins at Ringler Field.
ASHLAND -- The understand the arc of Ashland's Otter Hotel one should understand its roots.
Ashland's Dan Krispinsky inspired the international #DanTheMan movement. Danny died on New Year's Day, 2019, but his inspirational fight continues to shine.
Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a four-part in a series about the past, present and future of the former F.E. Myers Pump Company complex and Pump House Ministries.
ASHLAND -- If you ask around Ashland, Benjamin Brubaker isn’t missing. He was murdered and his body was burned in a tire fire in Polk, Ohio.
Ashland Source reporter Courtney McNaull set out to answer a reader's question about a supposedly haunted tunnel on Township Road 1536 near Ashland.
Reporting that highlights local success
Business owner Margi Yeater opened Brew'd Coffee & Donut Shop Saturday in downtown Hayesville.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the 10th in a series of features on young professionals in the Ashland business community. Part IX was on the Ashland Young Professionals Kick-Off. Part VIII was on Zane Stepp. Part VII was on Ben Schnell. Part VI was on Kelly Cooke. Part V was on Beau Carpenter. Part …
New restaurant owners Carolyn and John Keogh have unveiled the new Mifflin Inn Restaurant.
ASHLAND - A local family is busy putting the finishing touch on what is soon to be one of downtown Ashland's sweetest spots.
Leaders from Central Ohio Medical Textiles, OhioHealth and the Ashland community came together Thursday for a ground blessing ceremony.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of features on young professionals in the Ashland business community. Part I was on Ashland Young Professionals.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of features on young professionals in the Ashland business community. Part II was on Jake Coffy. Part I was on Ashland Young Professionals.
Reporting that keeps you informed
ASHLAND -- Debates and policy statements tend to run together over a long election cycle. Most of what a candidate will tell you sounds good on paper, but it’s extremely difficult to determine who will actually follow through and bring about great change to the community.
Martin and Jenny Wesner were the winning bidders on 357 acres of farmland north of Ashland, agreeing to pay $7,920 per acre, a total of $2,831,400.
One person is dead and another is in the hospital Tuesday following a shooting late Monday night at Almond Tree Inn in Ashland.
ASHLAND - What are we already doing as a community in response to the drug epidemic, and what can we do better?
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center made a splash Thursday with the announcement of a major expansion that will include as its centerpiece an indoor water park.
Reporting that inspires
Pamela Reynolds became the first patient to ring the newly-installed bell at The University Hospitals Seidman Cancer and Infusion Center at Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland Wednesday.
Ashland community members have donated $5,000 to settle student lunch debt and ensure that no Ashland City Schools student is denied a hot lunch at school.
ASHLAND — Jennifer Washock, 40, doesn’t consider herself an extreme couponer; rather, an extreme saver.
Ashland resident Patricia Long believes God whispered the words to her as she wrote her first book, "Great to Grace."
Hands down, the worst part of climbing is the fitness, diet and prep work that happens in the months before the trek. For those looking to tackle a long backpacking trail, a higher peak or just want to cut 20 pounds in three months, here’s a quick guide based on what I’m doing right now to train for a summit attempt in August—King’s Peak, the highest point in Utah at over 13,000 feet.