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Knights leap Leopards

The AC Central Junior High School softball team only won one of three games last week, defeating just the Lincoln Magnet Leopards by a score of 9 to 7. The Lady Knights lost to West Central 13 to 3 and to the Springfield Catholic Cyclones 13 to 1.

Knights Baseball racks up wins

The A-C Central/PORTA Knights Junior High baseball team was racking up wins last week. The AC Central Yellow team went 3-0 to move to 4-4 for the season. The AC Black team got a win, a tie and a loss and are 4-3-2 for the year.

Ashland Fire Department

Ashland firefighters update by laws 

The Ashland Volunteer Firefighters presented their updated bylaws to the members of the Ashland Fire Protection District board at last week’s meeting...

Ashland Village Board Sign

Ashland board accepts demo bid

The Ashland Village Board accepted a bid to demolish a building located at 101 W Editor Street at last Wednesday’s meeting. The bid for $53,500 was from...

Ashland Fire District

AFPD rescue truck to get oxygen kit

Ashland Fire Protection District Chief Shane Hall informed the members of the district board at last week’s meeting that the district fire rescue truck...

Ashland Village Board Sign

Ashland to advertise for project bids

Ashland’s project to get a new sewer lift station is moving forward with project bids and hope of construction beginning in April according to Benton &...

‘The Wild Robot’ Family Book Adventure

The Prairie Skies Public Library District is working to spread the message about the importance of family, community and environmentalism as we kick off...

Porta Bluejays

Bluejays rolls Rockets

A home victory over Rushville-Industry for the PORTA/A-C Central boys’ basketball team to start 2025 has pushed the Bluejays record to 10-3 on the...

Porta Bluejays

Lady Jays top Warriors

The PORTA/A-C Central girls’ basketball team pushed their season record to 13-4 by winning their first game of the 2025 calendar year. Last Thursday at...