Hometown hero: Ashland's Katie Harrigan pursues Miss Ohio title in her own backyard

Hometown hero: Ashland's Katie Harrigan pursues Miss Ohio title in her own backyard

ASHLAND — Katie Harrigan is pursuing the Miss Ohio title. But the crown is not the only thing she hopes to take away from the experience in her own backyard. The mortuary science student hopes to raise awareness about grief support through her community service initiative, The Silent Subject. It’s personal for the Crestview High School graduate, now studying mortuary science at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science with hopes of becoming a …