Splash Park closed for repair

IRONTON — Ironton’s Splash Park will be closed for a “day or so” after one of its plastic water jet heads cracked Tuesday, Mayor Rich Blankenship said. The broken part was a safety hazard because children could be cut stepping on the pieces, he said.

The city is waiting to get for parts to repair the jet.

“It should be up and going in the next day or so,” Blankenship said. “The good thing is that we have a warranty on the parts.”

— Lori Kersey

OUS Communty Band to perform

The Ohio University Southern Community Band will perform its spring concert on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Ironton City Building.

Music celebrating the Armed Forces and themes from television shows and movies will be featured. The concert is free and open to the public.

The band rehearses on Monday nights from 5:30-7:15 in the OUS Community Building on the corner of Ninth Street and Bob Lutz Way.

Anyone who plays a band instrument with at least middle school band experience is welcome to join. Contact Dr. Pat McCoy at 740-533-4541 or mccoy@ohio.edu.

Gold Star Chili to open Monday in Ashland

ASHLAND, Ky. — Gold Star Chili, “The Flavor of Cincinnati,” has announced Monday, as the grand opening date for its new restaurant in Ashland (Russell) Ky.

Gold Star Chili, which operates nearly 100 Cincinnati-style chili restaurants in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, is known for its famous Cincinnati-style chili.

Gold Star Chili is also known for its thick-stuffed double-decker deli sandwiches and its hand-blended, real ice cream milk shakes.

The restaurant is located at 24 Russell Plaza Drive in Russell and will be managed by an Ashland-area food service veteran, Mary Lowe.