After 50 years, Osburn to honor fallen officer with memorial
Osburn Police Officer Chuck Ashton in his uniform. Ashton was tragically gunned down on August 17, 1976, during a traffic stop.
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Procrete owner Tony Silva smooths over the foundation of the new memorial being built by the city of Osburn to memorialize fallen police officer Chuck Ashton, who was killed in the line of duty in 1976.
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OSBURN — Many people don't know the story of Osburn Police Officer Chuck Ashton, but a new memorial outside Osburn City Hall aims to change that.
Osburn Police Chief Jason Woody, along with volunteers from across the community, has been working to construct a memorial honoring the city's fallen officer as the 50th anniversary of his death approaches.
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