MANSFIELD — The Ohio State University at Mansfield celebrated a new chapter for dozens of students Thursday evening during a joyful celebration program in Founders Auditorium. Mansfield students received Associate degrees and Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees, as part of Ohio State’s 154th overall commencement season. The May 1 celebration was marked by pride, […]
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Historic Butler barn gets new life thanks to Bo Lacey Construction
BUTLER, Ohio — Jonathan and his wife didn’t just buy a property when they settled in Butler — they inherited a piece of Richland County history. Tucked behind their 1800s farmhouse stood a weathered barn, likely older than the village itself. For generations, it had withstood Ohio’s snowfalls, summer heat and high winds. But by […]
Ram/Arrow team up, summit Katahdin in winter
Climbing up the Abol Slide, my mind reverted to the story from the Bangor Daily News: “Holden man died Saturday after falling more than 1,000 feet down the icy surface of the Abol Slide.” I was thinking, maybe we should just take a break. There was great purchase on the ice with our microspikes and […]
HBO’s Pasternak joins Chalk Murder podcast to talk Mormon cult murders
Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were vacationing in Hawaii when the question was asked, “Where are your kids?” The answer, authorities would later discover, was in shallow graves on Daybell’s property. As more of the yarn was pulled, other mysterious deaths were linked to Vallow, all centered around a Mormon cult instructing followers to kill […]
HP #45 includes conquering “Chicken Out Ridge” & lava caves in Idaho
Editor’s Note This is a continuing series by mountaineer and Ashland native Adam Fox in his attempt to scale the highest point in every state. Read some of the 45 completed summits here. It was the first crux of the route — stretching your leg from one wall to a window ledge on another. If you […]
Edging closer: Arizona is #44 on Ashland climber’s highpoint checklist
Editor’s Note This is a continuing series by mountaineer and Ashland native Adam Fox in his attempt to scale the highest point in every state. Read some of the 45 completed summits here. I cashed in credit card miles on Thursday for a 6 a.m. free flight on Saturday from Columbus to Phoenix. I needed some […]
