Loudonville News

By a resounding 1,824-786 margin, voters in the Loudonville-Perrysville school district rejected an attempt to repeal the district's 0.75 percent school district income tax in Tuesday's general election.

Unofficial results from the Ashland County Board of Elections show current Ashland City School Board members Rick Ewing and James Wolfe being re-elected as well as newcomer Tom Lavinder.

After further consideration, Ashland County Commissioners on Thursday decided to pass on a proposal to take ownership of two bridges in Sullivan Township.

Ashland County officials have scored and prioritized infrastructure projects that will now be sent to an eight county district and eventually to the Ohio Public Works Commission.

All the wonderful fall color we've had is fast expiring. If you haven't motored down Wally Road from Loudonville to Greer and Brinkhaven and then down to Walhonding, do so.

The impact of swine flu on Ashland County school attendance seems to be a mixed bag, according to reports from area superintendents.

Residents waited as long as three hours Tuesday for the Ashland County-City Health Department's seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccinations.

Three incumbents and a challenger with former board experience give voters in the Loudonville-Perrysville school district a clear choice in the race for three seats on the school board.

I picked up the 1963 Flxible Starliner bus today. After spending an hour or two going over the various RV systems with the previous owner, it was time to hit the road.

R.F. McMullen Elementary School here, for the third year in a row, was named by the Ohio Department of Education as a "School of Promise." Schools were selected based on the following criteria: n Schools serve at least 40 percent economically disadvantaged students, as reported in the statewide Educational Management Information Service for the ...

Members of the Shining Stars Dance Studio take their bows after performing on the West Stage at the Loudonville Street Fair.

Sunday, 10/25. MOHICAN WILDERNESS - OMBC SERIES #13. Loudonville. Don't miss the OMBC Championship where all ties will be broken.

While the Mohican Juvenile Corrections Facility isna t slated to close until May 2010, last weeka s dismantling of the 100-foot high water tower at the facility might have made some observers believe the end already had come.

Jamie, 5, and Matthew Henley, 4, of Loudonville ride the carousel Tuesday during Opening Day of the Loudonville Fair.

Toe-tapping, down-home music filled the air Wednesday night in southern Ashland County during the Loudonville Free Street Fair.

I've been watching this Loudonville anti-tax debate, and I agree with the Just Vote No Committee.

Weather that felt more like the first week of November than October chilled fairgoers in Loudonville on Wednesday, the second day of the Loudonville Free Street Fair.

The 121st Edition of the Loudonville Free Street Fair opened Tuesday. Fair manager Virginia Reynolds said this year's fair is packed with lots of vendors and great entertainment.

Early release, then no school Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools will dismiss an hour early Wednesday for teacher-staff development meetings.

In the event school district voters approve a referendum election Nov. 3, $918,400 in cuts will be implemented to offset the loss in revenues.