West Salem News

It's been eight years since former Mayor Elmer Toth discovered a water supply under the village's northern boundary.

Smokers across the country made a pledge to quit smoking Thursday as part of the American Cancer Society's 34th annual Great American Smokeout.

When West Salem attempted to extend a sewer line to the intersection of Interstate 71 and state Route 539 in early 2009, village officials cited potential development opportunities that could change the face of the tiny burg and surrounding areas.

The good news at the library is the call-back of some of the employees who were laid off as a result of budget cuts.

In an effort to make the former West Salem Elementary building a self-funding venture, village officials spent Thursday evening guiding s tenants through the building's historic rooms, which are available for rent.

The West Salem United Methodist Church, 80 E. Buckeye St., will celebrate the 95th anniversary of its stained-glass windows on October 18th.

ASHLAND: Debra E. Dilgard, 54, of 1027 Twp. Rd. 1806 died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Hospice House of Ashland.

This year's Junior Fair King and Queen reigning over the Ashland County Fair are a seasoned veteran and a newcomer.

Youths ride the Yo-Yo on Sunday during opening day at the Ashland County Fair. Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Tom E. Puskar Megan Timmons and Mac Buzzard were named 2009 Junior Fair King and Queen at the Junior Fair King and Queen contest Sunday at Ashland County Fair.

Ashland County commissioners agreed Thursday to sell the Agricultural and Family Center to Farmers State Bank for $810,000. The sale comes a week after the bank was the only entity to place a sealed bid on the property.

The Ashland County Commissioners Thursday accepted a bid of $810,000 for the purchase of the Agricultural and Family Center on U.S. 250 East in Ashland.

The village is weighing options to join a fire district to provide fire and rescue services.

ASHLAND -- Boochie views the world on a slightly higher level than most dogs. Forget couches or chairs, the white hair fox terrier prefers to sit atop aquarius, a Gypsy horse belonging to Sarah Gentry.

A West Salem woman who pleaded guilty Tuesday in the 2008 death of a Medina Township man was sentenced to two years in prison.

Residents who complain they aren't seeing any of the Obama administration's stimulus funds being put to work locally haven't been to the Wayne County fairgrounds.

Henry and Joyce Thomasson of Stuart announce the engagement of their daughter, Diana Thomasson, to D Lane Hastings, son of Duane and Patricia Hastings of West Salem, Ohio.

POLK -- Three people were injured Monday after a minivan struck a house at U.S. 42 at Ohio 302, according to the Ashland post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

Rep. Robert E. Latta's travels during the August recess have taken him across Ohio's 5th Congressional District to rooms like the auditorium of the Black River Education Center, to hear firsthand the struggles Ohioans are facing.

Three people were injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle accident in Ashland County where a minivan crashed into the wall of an unoccupied apartment unit.

ASHLAND: Kenneth Carl Mutchler, age 75, of Ashland, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Hospice of North Central Ohio, Ashland.