Joe Lyons •
March 11, 2023
DON’T FORGET TO SET CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR TONIGHT
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 A.M.
Are we getting rid of daylight savings time 2023?
Last year, the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). The bill would make daylight saving time our normal time, effective in early November 2023.
It was sent to the House of Representatives in March, but no action was taken on it
Joe Lyons •
March 9, 2023
URGENT – PLEASE SHARE!! Updated post 3/9/23
Dear Family, Friends, and Helpful Strangers,
We are still desperately trying to find our Dad, Husband, and Grandfather, Tim Metcalf. We believe that he was headed out of Ashland, Ohio, west along the railroad tracks. Please urge anyone who lives on the west side of Ashland near Baney Road and beyond towards Mansfield, Ohio, to check their outbuildings, wooded areas and even fields for any signs of him. Our family and friends are willing to walk any property, but we can’t do this alone, so if you have friends, neighbors, or relatives that live in that area, please take the time to contact them and, with property owner’s permission, to walk those areas or notify us to do so. We believe he traveled beyond the city limits. Should you come across him or find evidence of his whereabouts, please call either the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office or the Ashland Police Division. Thank you, and please continue praying for him and our family. We are forever grateful for your help.
– The Metcalf Family
Joe Lyons •
March 8, 2023
ASHLAND – Members of Ashland High School’s National Art Honor Society enjoyed the design challenge of creating art for specific purpose, based on the needs of a real client, on a deadline.
The approximately two dozen students who attended the afterschool session had an hour and a half to design and create artwork that could be featured on a greeting card for the Mother’s Day Card Initiative of the Women’s Fund of Ashland County Community Foundation. Women’s Fund Steering Committee members will select a winning design for use on this year’s Mother’s Day cards.
Each year at Mother’s Day, the Women’s Fund of Ashland County Community Foundation invites donors and community members to honor or remember special women in their lives with a gift to the Women’s Fund.
During the initiative period, which runs through April 20, donors can make a contribution in any amount and designate one or more honorees. Then the Women’s Fund sends a card to the women being honored, or the families of the women being remembered, the week of Mother’s Day.
These cards have become an annual tradition for many Ashland County families, symbolizing the power of women supporting women and men honoring women.
Through last year’s Mother’s Day Card Initiative, 333 women were honored or remembered, and $17,350 was placed in the Women’s Fund.
In past years, the artwork on the front of the cards was created by Sue Shafer, a local artist and a founding member of the Women’s Fund Steering Committee.
When Shafer decided to step down from her role as card artist for the initiative, she encouraged committee members to feature a variety of new and emerging local artists.
This sparked the committee’s idea to involve local art students in the card’s creation. Connie Marble, a retired teacher and a member of the Women’s Fund Steering Committee, made arrangements with AHS art teachers Cameron Dedrick and Nancy Boyer to make the project a design contest for the NAHS students.
“I always think it’s great to get students involved in community activities, for them to be aware of what we’re doing,” Marble said. “And it’s a source of pride for our community that our students’ talent never ceases to amaze.”
Marble worked with the art teachers to select six pieces of student artwork. Members of the Women’s Fund Steering Committee will choose from the finalists’ designs.
The Women’s Fund’s card designs are traditionally kept secret until they are distributed. This allows recipients to be surprised when they open their card the week of Mother’s Day. The winning student’s name and his or her card design will be announced publicly in May, after the cards are mailed.
For more information about the Mother’s Day Card initiative or to honor or remember a loved on with a Mother’s Day gift to the Women’s Fund, visit www.ashlandforgood.org/mothers-day-initiative.
About Ashland County Community Foundation: Ashland County Community Foundation advances philanthropy and improves the quality of life in Ashland County by connecting people who care with causes that matter. ACCF has awarded over $25 million in scholarships, grants and distributions.
About the Women’s Fund: The Women’s Fund is a permanently endowed fund held at Ashland County Community Foundation and managed by the Women’s Fund Steering Committee. Annual fund distributions are used to make grants and provide scholarships that build community among women, promote women’s advancement and strengthen Ashland County women.
Joe Lyons •
March 8, 2023
All you can eat breakfast! Saturday March 18th, from 8am to 11am.
All meals by donation. Limited delivery is available. please pm for more info.
https://www.facebook.com/events/6021087637977953/?ref=newsfeed
Beef raffle tickets will also be available!
Joe Lyons •
March 6, 2023
Each spring, the Sanitation Department of the City of Ashland offers “Spring Clean Up” to residents. This service provides an opportunity for city residents to put out larger items for pick up at no additional charge. The dates given may need to be adjusted during the Spring Clean Up event depending upon weather conditions and the volume of material to be picked up. Check back on the City’s website and the City of Ashland Facebook for updates!
Joe Lyons •
March 6, 2023
Jeremy Runals Age: 36
White / Male / 5’11’’ / 180 / Brown Hair / Hazel Eyes
Wanted by the U.S Marshals Service and Richland County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated possession of drugs
Ties to Mt.Gilead Oh.
Jaleeka Burton Age: 27
Black / Female / 5’4’’ / 147 / Black Hair / Brown Eyes
Wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated possession of drugs.
Ties to the Mansfield area
Mitchell Fleming Age: 56
Black / Male / 5’10’’ / 200 / Bald / Brown Eyes
Wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated possession of drugs also for failure to register as a sex offender.
Ties to the Mansfield and Columbus areas.
Richard Kiser Age: 56
White / Male / 5’7’’ / 180 / Brown Hair / Brown Eyes
Wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office for a failing to provide change of address as sex offender
Ties to the Mansfield, New Philadelphia, Conneaut, Bergholz, Lawrenceburg, TN
Reward money is available for information directly leading to an arrest. Anyone with information concerning any of these fugitives can contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force office at 419-774-3565 or the tip line at 1-866-4WANTED (1-866-492-6833) or you can send a web tip at the following webpage http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/oh-n/index.html.
Tipsters may remain anonymous, and a cash reward may be available. The Task Force’s “Dangerous Dozen” fugitives can be viewed at https://www.usmarshals.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/dangerous-dozen.pdf, which is updated monthly.
The NOVFTF Akron Division consists of the following federal, state and local agencies:
United States Marshals Service, Mansfield Police Department, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Richland County Probation, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Bucyrus Police Department, Galion Police Department, Huron County Sheriff’s Office, Lexington Police Department, Loudonville Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ontario Police Department, Plymouth Police Department, Willard Police Department and Crestline Police Department.
Joe Lyons •
March 3, 2023
Ashland Regional Ballet – Winter-Into-Spring Performances
Ashland Regional Ballet celebrates the winter-into-spring season by presenting its annual Cabin Fever Concert Series – performances designed to entertain the young and young at heart. The shows will run Sunday, March 5th, 12th and 19th. All Cabin Fever performances will begin at 2:00pm, with doors opening at 1:30pm. General admission tickets are $7 and available on our website. All children in attendance are welcome to participate in a dance lesson on stage during the show and will have the opportunity to take photos with the members of our company. Children are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing suitable for dancing. A perfectly fun-filled event for the whole family.
The program includes a variety of styles including classical ballet, contemporary with a crescendo of upbeat tap and jazz dances. Choreography by Founder/Executive Director Hellie Schussler, guest choreographer and professional dancer Brian Murphy, Opus II Dance Studio School Director Ann Marie Benshoff-Todd, ARB Artistic Director Sarah Cyders, and company member Addilyn Bryant.
For more information or to purchase tickets please visit our website at www.AshlandRegionalBallet.org. You may reach us by phone at 419.289.3581 or e-mail annmarieofopusarb@gmail.com.
*Please note: Opus Rehearsal Hall is not a handicap accessible venue.
To Attend:
Cabin Fever Concert – Performances For Young Audiences
Sunday, March 5th, 12th, 19th at Opus Rehearsal Hall (on 2nd Street in Ashland)
Show begins promptly at 2:00pm, doors open at 1:30pm
General admission tickets are $7 and can be purchased at AshlandRegionalBallet.com/ticket-information
Information:
www.AshlandRegionalBallet.com/ticket-information
419.289.3581
Joe Lyons •
March 2, 2023
Ashland Police Division and Ashland Fire Department & EMS responded to the intersection Claremont Ave & Mifflin Ave for a two vehicle accident this evening.
Minor injuries reported.
Joe Lyons •
March 2, 2023
The legislation was passed by the Ohio House during Wednesday’s vote
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Joe Lyons •
March 2, 2023
Richard Seaman, chairman of Seaman Corporation, author and board chairman of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, will be the speaker at Ashland University’s 2023 Burton D. Morgan Lecture and Lunch on Monday, March 20, 2023. The event is free and open to the public with advanced registration and will begin at 11:45 a.m., in the John C. Myers Convocation Center (820 Claremont Ave.).
Seaman will present “A Vibrant Vision: The Entrepreneurship of Multigenerational Family Business.” His 2019 book by the same name chronicled lessons learned from growing a small family business into a sustainable multi-million dollar business – the Seaman Corporation, located in Wooster, Ohio.
The annual event, held in memory of noted entrepreneur Burton D. Morgan, is hosted by the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship at AU, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and is supported by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
“It is an honor to have Richard Seaman speak this year and to have our students and the community learn how he grew and sustained a family business,” said Tom Sudow, director of the Burton D. Morgan Center at AU. “He is a most appropriate speaker to present on the 20th anniversary of the Morgan Center as someone who knew Burt Morgan personally and has been a leader in (his) foundation, which maintains the ideals that were so important to Burt Morgan.”
Seaman joined Seaman Corporation as a plant manager and served as CEO from 1976 to 2015. He assumed the leadership role of the family business after his father passed away at the age of 55. Under his leadership, the industrial-coated fabric business increased its revenue from $10 million to more than $150 million. He served as commissioner of the Ohio Third Frontier, was recognized as an honored life member of his industry trade organization, the Industrial Fabrics Association International, and was selected as a Wall of Fame honoree by the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. In 2015, Seaman was chosen by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year for northeast Ohio.
Reservations are requested for those attending the event, and they can be made here. For additional information, contact Tom Sudow at tsudow@ashland.edu or 216-396-4030.
Ashland’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Studies, established in 2003, focuses on serving the educational needs of students by actively promoting, encouraging and developing entrepreneurial knowledge through experiential learning. The center facilitates, and its programs, serve as a vital tool in the overall integration of entrepreneurship across the AU campus, allowing students opportunities to practice entrepreneurial skills in a low-risk environment.