Nova News

A half dozen homes were evacuated Wednesday shortly after 1 p.m. after a natural gas well owned by Bass Energy Company exploded on the 1000 block of County Road 500 in Nova in northern Ashland County.

Put-in-Bay Arts will host a Twilight Music Series. These free, outdoor concert series will be held: July 5 -- Central Ohio Symphony 'Freedom Concert' conducted by Jaime Norales-Matos, 6 p.m. The Freedom Concert is the Sunday of Independence Day Weekend and concludes with the '1812 Overture.' On the porch of the Visitor Center, Perry's Monument.

A man died early this morning in a house fire at 309 Ohio 60 North. The identity of the victim, believed to be a resident, has not been confirmed.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Nearly 34 miles of roads are to be paved by the county and townships during 2009.

The first blossom on my apple tree. Five years ago, I received in the mail two immature apple trees grafted from the supposedly only surviving tree planted by Johnny Appleseed on the farm of Richard and Phyllis Algeo in Nova, Ohio.

In exchange for the dropping of two charges against her, a Nova woman pleaded guilty to aggravated arson Monday morning in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.

SHELBY - Mary Pauline Cooper, age 86, resident of Tay lortown Rd., Shelby went home to be with her Lord Sunday March 22, 2009 at her residence following a brief illness.

Rollen W. Hager, 85, of Ashland, formerly of Spencerville, died March 20, 2009, at Samaritan Regional Health System, Ashland.

In the middle of a vinyl collectors' dream yesterday was one of his greatest foes: digital media.

A family business is closing after 40 years of operation in the community. Continental Country Store at 827 U.S. 224 in Nova will close Feb.

Biting cold and the presence of live ammunition hampered firefighting efforts this morning at a barn fire on the Howard Blain property, 826 U.S. 224, across from the Continental Country Store.

The band Southern Crossroads added a comedic twist Tuesday night to the traditional New Year's Eve party at Dayspring Assisted Living.