Hello Ashland. If we haven’t met yet, my name is Dillon Carr.
Having grown up in Mansfield, and graduated in 2010 from Ontario High School, our paths likely haven’t crossed yet. But I’m happy to be back in these parts and eager to get rolling on coverage you’ve come to expect from Ashland Source.
A little about me:
My debut as a journalist actually began with Richland Source way back in 2013. I was a sophomore in college at the time and decided to whet my appetite a bit in local news gathering. It didn’t take long for me to get hooked to the craft.
Upon graduation in 2015 from The Ohio State University, I began full-time work with Richland Source. I covered all sorts of stories and events.
I launched After Hours, the newsroom’s version of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. I tramped local woodlands with an herbalist and forager to produce weekly videos on dishes made entirely of edible stuff we found. I covered the streets of Cleveland during the 2016 Republican National Convention. I wrote a five-part series on flooding in the area that got the company started with Solutions Journalism.
In 2017, I ventured to the Pittsburgh area to write and report for the Tribune-Review — the newspaper that competes with the Post-Gazette. I covered the environmental beat for a while and eventually moved on to more general topics covering the city’s suburbs. I covered local government, police, school boards, breaking news, etc. etc.
It was a great learning experience and I’m grateful for the people out there that took a chance on me.
The opportunity to move back to the area presented itself last summer, at the height of the covid-19 pandemic. After much consideration, my wife, Caitlin, and I decided to move our family (we have two wonderful, young tots) back in order to take ownership of a women’s clothing boutique. And it just so happened Ashland Source was in need of a reporter to lead the effort here.
So here we are and here we go. I’m excited to get started.
Please reach out to say hello or to pitch me story ideas. Email me at dillon@richlandsource.com.
Call me at 419-960-4288. Tweet me @dillonswriting. There is an open-door policy here, so feel free to introduce yourself. I’m ready to learn more about the community.
