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11 members to be inducted into Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame
ASHLAND — The induction/banquet for the Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame will be on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Ashland University Convocation Center honoring the following inductees:. Bobby Castor, Marcus Gordon, Taylor Housewright, Justin Kerr, Shaina Corbin Kidd, Tom Marquette, Matthew Paullin, Dan Priest, Dana...
Win Gold Passes to Cedar Point with Source Membership
ASHLAND – Ashland Source has launched an exciting new membership campaign, giving readers a chance to win one of two Gold Passes to Cedar Point, valued at $160 each. Now through Aug. 4, any new Source Members will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Gold Pass, which grants unlimited access to Cedar Point, Cedar Point Shores, HalloWeekends and more.
Police take suspects in Ashland Rite Aid Pharmacy robbery into custody after pursuit to Columbus
Police have apprehended multiple suspects in connection with a robbery that occurred at Rite Aid Pharmacy on Claremont Avenue in Ashland at 7:34 p.m. on Wednesday. The suspects were taken into custody after a pursuit that culminated on Interstate 270 close to Cemetery Road in Columbus. According to a news...
Freedom from Religion Foundation calls Ashland supt.’s testimony ‘unconstitutional’
ASHLAND — A national group with the stated goal of “protecting separation of church and state” took aim at Ashland City Schools, penning a letter to the district’s superintendent regarding his testimony on a bill before the state legislature. The Freedom from Religion Foundation wrote a...
Ashland City Schools' annual back-to-school night is Aug. 5 at new location
After tweaking a few things here and there, Ashland City Schools is ready for the new school year to begin Aug. 20 for grades one-12. The district will honor the cell phone bill passed by Gov. Mike DeWine that limits its use in schools, Superintendent Steve Paramore said at the July board...
Love of genealogy leads to AU grad Allison Lawrentz Barnhart having book published
Ashland University graduate Allison Lawrentz Barnhart started writing her book in the past tense, but quickly changed that. “I thought, ‘This is going to be boring – this happened and that happened, and I don’t want to do that,’” said Lawrentz Barnhart, describing how “The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy” began. “It’s so much of a deeper story than that.”
Three of Ohio’s 11 State Board of Education District Teachers of the Year have AU ties
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three of Ohio’s 11 State Board of Education District Teachers of the Year hold degrees from Ashland University. This year’s outstanding cohort was announced July 17 by the State Board of Education. The State Board District Teachers of the Year with AU ties are...
Property transfers: Ashland County sales range from $30K to $715K
City of Ashland 1488 Smith Road, Ashland; Babette Marshall to Kenneth Durbin and Rosemary Kidney; $242,500. 547 E. Liberty St., Ashland; Dana Cutlip, Catherine Edwards, Patrice Cutlip to Falcon’s Pointe; $100,000. ...
Successful farms begin with a roadmap to meet goals - plug and play is not the game plan
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works to help farmers, ranchers and forest landowners invest in their operations and communities to keep working lands working, boost rural economies, increase the competitiveness of American agriculture and improve the quality of our air, water, soil and wildlife habitat. Simply put, NRCS helps America’s farmers, ranchers...
Delegates from Ashland, Richland counties reflect on Republican National Convention experience
MILWAUKEE — Ashland Mayor Matt Miller has followed politics for several years, first attending a Republican National Convention in 2004, when former President George W. Bush clinched the party’s nomination and went on to win the presidency. Miller said this year’s convention, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week...
AU graduate recognized for her career in business as a teacher and financial adviser
Dena Kotz-Fresch chose Ashland University for an MBA for two main reasons. First, her undergraduate degree in finance was from AU. Second, she wanted a more specific specialization other than a traditional MBA to distinguish herself from all the other MBAs in the workforce, which she received from AU with an MBA in global management.
Future Ontario Raising Cane’s poised to take over current Denny’s site
ONTARIO — Raising Cane’s is completing a traffic study with plans for a restaurant in Ontario at 720 N. Lexington Springmill Road. The site currently hosts Denny’s, which has operated at the property since 1979. Raising Cane’s plans to demolish the current structure to build a 48,500 square feet restaurant with a drive-thru.
ROC hosts Charity Ride & Poker run for kids on Aug. 3 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Join Richland Outreach Center (ROC) for its first Charity Ride and Poker Run highlighting the importance of helping the children in the Richland County community. This event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3. registration will start at 9 to 11 a.m., at Baker’s Cornerstone Bar & Grill,...
Underwater robotics: Students learn about defense manufacturing at camp
MANSFIELD — About a dozen middle schoolers gained skills and learned about careers in defense manufacturing at the “Building Giants” Submarine Manufacturing Camp. The two-week camp was the first of its kind sponsored by Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs and BlueForge Alliance. Mansfield City Schools hosted the camp for rising 7th-9th graders.
Nationwide plans 5% staff reduction in its insurance business over the next year
Nationwide said Friday that it plans to reduce its headcount by about 5% over the next year. The insurer and financial services company said the cuts will come from its property and casualty operations and its technology teams. There will be no cuts in the company's financial services operations. Nationwide said it hopes...
Here are the best 10 offensive linemen ahead of 2024 high school football season
With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. While they typically don’t receive the headlines as skilled position players, offensive linemen are vital to any offense, creating holes for running backs to race downfield and blocking dangerous defensive linemen to protect the quarterback in the passing game. ...
Gov. Mike DeWine signs 20+ bills into law, including measures on ballot-issue numbers, illegal stunt driving
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine has signed more than 20 bills in the past two days dealing with a wide range of topics, from toughening penalties for stunt driving to changing how statewide ballot issues are numbered. The bills, which become law in late October after the state’s usual 90-day...
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