Around Town
New businesses are popping up around town, and more are planned in the near future. Recently we have seen the addition of The Sun Life Tanning Company across from the YMCA.
Missouri unemployment
The Missouri labor market’s recovery resumed in September 2020. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 13,000 jobs over the month, and over-the year job losses from COVID-19 shutdowns dropped below 125,000.
A look at Ashland’s Baptist Home
The Baptist Home was originally founded as a retirement home for Baptist pastors in 1913. In time, it has become an elderly care living development for patients outside the Baptist
City Hires Plan Reviewer/Inspector
As we await the results of the 2020 Census, our City continues to experience a fast rate of growth. Our city administrator, Tony St. Romaine, and I are anticipating a
VA Expands Caregiver Support Program
On Oct. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expanded the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC). The expanded program now includes qualifying Veterans who served
Protecting Patients with Preexisting Conditions
By Vicky Hartzler I am pleased that President Trump signed an executive order to prevent private insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. This is something that is
Speed Limit Change
On 10/08/2020, Ashland Public Works crews changed the speed limit signs on S Main St. from 20 MPH to 25 MPH. This change was approved by the City of Ashland
City of Ashland Hires Assistant City Administrator
As Mayor, I’m very excited to announce the hiring of Lelande Rehard to our city staff. Lelande will serve as the Assistance City Administrator, working under the direction of City
East Ashland Plaza, more commercial development
Eleven years in the making, East Ashland Plaza is to gain its first Board of Alderman plat approval Tuesday, October 6. Closest to Highway 63, Break Time gas station will
COVID-19 Positive: A First-Hand Experience
This past week has witnessed an explosion in numbers of people being tested positive for Covid-19, from Governor Parson and his wife, to United States President Donald Trump and First
