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MANSFIELD — The 16th episode of the free News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped.
In this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Vic Amesquita, owner of Blood Prison at the former Ohio State Reformatory.
The popular Halloween haunt is open and operating every weekend during October. The annual month-long fright fest is a fundraiser for the Ohio State Reformatory Preservation Society.
The local king of fright, Amesquita is in his ninth year at Blood Prison and takes us behind the scenes at one of the top haunts in Ohio again this year.
You will learn the history of the Warden’s Widow, where all those terrifying sounds come from and get an answer to the biggest question of all – is OSR really haunted?
There is also a spirited round of “On the Record” as Amesquita reveals his personal favorite horror movie, what horror character scared him most as a child, and what he would be doing if he were not running a year-round haunting effort.
Hunnell is also joined by executive producer Zac Hiser and video producer Grant Ritchey as they discuss the news of the week – including the sad death of a Richland County Highway Department worker, Mansfield’s plans to spend $2.3 million on American Rescue Plan Act funds and the newly chosen CEO for the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.
Joining Hunnell next week will be Mansfield Fire Department Chief Dan Crown and retired Chief John Harsch.
(Watch this week’s edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast.)
(Check out a video promo for Blood Prison 2024.)
Related links:
Death of Richland County Highway Department worker
Mansfield’s Plans to spend $2.3 million on American Rescue Plan Act funds
Newly chosen CEO for the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.
Intro song credit: Smoke And Drink, by Luke Watson.
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Episode # 14 – Sept. 24, 2024 — Homicide, YMCA demolition lawsuit & the Richland County Dog Warden
Episode # 13 – Sept. 17, 2024 — Cyclops Field, Westinghouse demo and ‘Tomorrow’s Talent’
Episode # 12– Sept. 10, 2024 — YMCA demo lawsuit, speed bumps and Mark Sebastian Jordan
Episode # 11– Sept. 3, 2024 — Part 2 of a chat with Mansfield Safety Service Director Keith Porch
Episode # 10 — Aug. 27, 2024 — Part 1 From young RCSO deputy to Mansfield police Chief — Keith Porch
