Local/County

12 Jun 2021

On the agenda for Council 6/15: Approval of a Two-Year Extension to the Labor Agreement with the Ashland Police Association Here are the highlights: HEALTH BENEFITS:•July 1, 2021–The employee cost-share increases from 5 percent pre-tax...

Take Time to Commune with Nature

10 Jun 2021

Money and Process Are at the Heart of the Issues Surrounding the City Manager Search

06 Jun 2021

City Manager Search Reveals Serious Concerns about Money and Process By Chronicle Staff Amid controversy and delays, there appears to be progress in the City of Ashland top manager search. Despite a recent vote delaying...

Controversy as The Ashland Council Adopts Its Two Year Budget

06 Jun 2021

Ashland City Council Adopts Budget Amid Controversy By Chronicle Staff The Ashland City Council adopted its budget of roughly 300 million dollars at their first meeting in June, despite immediate pushback from members of the...

By Chronicle Staff In a move to change the way City of Ashland commissioners are chosen Councilors Steve Jensen, Tonya Graham and Stefani Seffinger have proposed a new “vetting” process which was to have been...

City increases fees to residents to balance “structural deficit”

02 Jun 2021

By Chronicle Staff In an effort to balance the City of Ashland’s two year budget, residents can expect rate increases starting in the new biennium which begins in July. The council voted to raise three...

Another Cynical Power Grab By The Council Majority

01 Jun 2021

A “Discussion of Formal Process for Vetting of Commission Applicants” is on the agenda for the June 1 Council meeting. This is a change to the way of doing business that Clrs. Jensen and Graham...

Citizen Red Alert on the Budget at June 1, Council Meeting

31 May 2021

5/31/21 To: Ashland City Council & Mayor Akins Subject: Control of Budget- CIP Reimbursement Resolution No. 2021-04 Hi Neighbors. You are, like me, a concerned citizen of Ashland. But unlike the other citizens of Ashland,...

Memorial Day: Time to Remember the Sacrifice of Past & Present Generations

31 May 2021

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Ashland’s Politics Reveal that —

29 May 2021

Beatrice Jacobs, Photographer and Philosopher

A Citizen’s Letter to the Council: Get on with the Search for the City Manager

28 May 2021

To the Ashland City Councilors & Mayor Akins City Manager recruitment is suspended… Now, will the City do the real work? I just finished reviewing the Special Ashland City Council meeting (5/13/21) discussion of the...

Consider These Facts When “Judging” Ashland’s Mayor!

28 May 2021

Normally The Ashland Chronicle would not respond to the work of another publication. We believe in journalism and the importance of all voices. However, a recent opinion shared by a local publication put our city and mayor...

OPINION: You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can’t Make It Drink

28 May 2021

The editorial board of another local publication did a real hatchet job on the Mayor on 5/27/21. Their primary point was that she is not exerting enough leadership on the Council. What they don’t realize...

Opinion: Councilor’s Cynicism Needs to Stop

25 May 2021

BREAKING DOWN THE FORMATION OF THE COMMITTEE. DOUBLESPEAK, DISRESPECT AND CYNICISM IN PLAIN VIEW. Here I present Tonya Graham’s form letter which she probably sent to every one of the 20 or so people who...

Before and After: the Restoration of a Beautiful Structure

24 May 2021

Here are two pictures of the house on Church Street inside and outside before two ladies changed it. Below are the ladies who restored this beautiful house to what it was intended to be: The...

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Beatrice Angela Jacobs Inspires with her Photography