Polk News

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

Scott Clantz's strategy at Wednesday night's Combine/Lawn Mower Derby was to "go fast and try not to get hit." And, at least for a while, it seemed to work.

History comes alive on the campus of Ohio University Southern on Friday, Sept. 25 when Gen.

An injury accident around 7 p.m. Saturday on Ohio 302 and Ohio 89 caused traffic to be backed up for nearly an hour.

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.

Some Ashland residents may be voting in a new location in the Nov. 3 general election.

POLK - Three people suffered minor injuries today after a mini van struck a house at U.S. 42 at Ohio 302, according to the Ashland post of the Highway Patrol.

What was once known as the Holiday Inc. Motel, a building now owned by the Salvation Army, is slowly transforming.

Ashland Police Sgt. Darcy Baker shows Tyson Welch, 2, of Polk how to honk the horn in the police SUV during Saturdaya s Ashland Public Library Touch-A-Truck event, the culmination of the summer reading program.

SULLIVAN "An ammonia vapor leak in Sullivan Township Thursday night caused residents in the neighborhood to be evacuated for an hour.

A recent Mapleton Local Schools study found 58 percent of surveyed residents would vote against a 4.0- or 5.0-mill levy and people in 52 percent of households have lost a job or seen a loss of income.

The clouds rolled back and the sun hit the village of Polk on Saturday just in time for the air to smell like fried food and strawberries.

Under a canopy and an army of umbrellas, Ashland area knitters met for Saturday's Knit in Public Day to share their love of the craft with other like-minded individuals.

ASHLAND -- A Polk woman may be released from prison on bond next week pending the latest appeal in her conviction for the 2003 arson murders of her 11-month-old twin daughters.

Judge James D. Sweeney sets the bond for Rose "Katie" Roseborough on Thursday at $90,000 unsecured bond and $10,000 surety bond with 10 percent bond posting allowed in Ashland County Common Pleas Court.

Rose Kate Roseborough, 29, of Polk, was convicted of killing her 11-month-old twin daughters in a 2003 house fire at 425 Edgehill Avenue.

ASHLAND: Marilyn Jean Mosser-Lifer, 75, of Polk, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Brethren Care Nursing Home following an extended illness, surrounded by her family.

Keyera McLean smiles as she shows of the doll she received as a gift from Brianna Copley.

Ashland Veterans color guard member Jim Dickinson plays Taps while Noel Mooney stands at attention during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Harry Higgins Post 88 of the American Legion.