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ASHLAND  John Staats might be sitting on a gold mine. Staats, a construction technology teacher at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center, has worked alongside his students for over 16 years building houses for the Ashland community. This year is unlike any other. There's a housing boom that shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, he said. Staats and his students build a house every two years and then auction it to people in the community. It gives students experience in electrical, plumbing, construction, painting and house maintenance. Their current housing project will be auctioned a...

Helping preschool children discover the joy of reading and the basic reading skills needed to enter school is what the Bookcase Project is all about. Officially known as Ashland County Bookcase Project for Every Child, the program is run through the Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center. This year, 80 bookcases are being constructed and filled with books to make up for missing last year due to the pandemic. In past years, 60 bookcases were given out. Dr. Julia Wright started the program 10 years ago and has watched it grow. She is a former school teacher and psychologist and special ed...