Loudonville News

The Mansfield School Board has named Ed Swartz as interim superintendent, following the resignation of Lloyd Martin last month.

Local automobile dealers are seeing slow growth in sales, but they say until more area jobs are created and people feel more confident the new vehicle market will remain a challenge.

Photo By Tom E. PuskarKaitlyn Schmitz spells a word during the sixth grade Ashland County Spelling Bee at the Career Center Monday, Feb.

Christy Smith, daughter of Judy Walker, of Loudonville, and the late Richard Smith, and Steve Yoder, son of Ike and Esta Yoder, of Sugarcreek, are engaged to be married.

Unless indicated, events are free or will have an offering. TUESDAY Spiritual-director training Details: Information night for those interested in fall admission to the Ignatian Spirituality Institute, a training program for spiritual directors of all faiths.

Tax Aide will offer free tax counseling in Mansfield and nearby communities. All low- to-middle-income taxpayers are welcome.

JELLOWAY: Jean Sutton Koppert, 84, of Wooster Road, Jelloway, died early Tuesday morning, January 19, 2010 at her home following a brief illness.

By GINGER CHRIST T-G Staff Writer LOUDONVILLE - The New Hope Community Church student ministry, Evo, is working quickly to support the Haitian relief effort.

A Mansfield man was struck and killed Wednesday morning on County Road 775 in Vermillion Township when he apparently jumped out of his sanitation truck and into the path of a vehicle.

The Fifth Annual Mohican Winterfest began Friday and continued Monday in downtown Loudonville and Central Park in southern Ashland County.

As individuals and organizations around the world respond to Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, several Ashland area residents on Wednesday shared stories of their connection to the country and what news they've heard from friends and loved ones witnessing the tragedy.

"We've been down this road before," said Jeanne Leckrone, office manager of Loudonville-Mohican Chamber of Commerce, as she reviewed weekend weather forecasts Thursday afternoon.

ASHLAND - Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a Tuesday evening crash that sent four area residents to hospitals.

Fuller Craft Museum presents Nancy Crow: Crossroads Continuing a ' New and Recent Quilts, from Jan.

When Marilyn Byers retired at the end of 2007 after seven terms and 28 years as an Ashland County commissioner, she knew she wasn't finished doing community service work.

Ashland and Ohio got an early blast of winter Thursday as a storm dropped heavy snowfall and lowered temperatures back into the teens.

All rooms save one in the maternity ward at Samaritan Hospital were dark Tuesday, Jan.

An afternoon fire destroyed a large old farmhouse and left a couple and their son homeless at 21890 Ravin Road, off Ohio 3 just north of Jelloway on Monday.

MANSFIELD: Penny L. Ferguson, 54, of Mansfield, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at MedCentral Mansfield.

Ash Cave, part of Hocking Hills State Park, is beautiful all covered in snow. Here's a way to give your New Year's resolutions a fighting chance: Combine your new commitment with a weekend getaway.