Episode 66 of News Man Weekly mixes the usual banter, football overreactions, headlines of the week and a guest with some fascinating ghost stories. Carl, Zac and Hayden trade takes from the weekend, then turn to local news — including the Ashland County Fair’s decision to remove the Democratic Party booth over 'offensive' political buttons, Mansfield City Council honoring longtime pastor Rev. Verdell Larson and Mansfield City Schools earning improved marks on Ohio’s state report cards.

The episode’s featured guest is historian, playwright and author Mark Sebastian Jordan, who joins the show to talk about his new book, In These Haunted Hills: Ghosts of the Ohio Highlands. Jordan shares why history, storytelling and the supernatural are so compelling to him, offers a glimpse of some favorite haunted tales and explains how he approaches investigating reports of paranormal activity. You can visit Mark and buy a signed copy of his book September 27-28 at the 48th Annual Ohio Heritage Days Festival at Malabar Farm. 

For now, grab a cup of Relax, It’s Just Coffee and settle in for some ghostly stories just in time for the season.

Related links:

• History Knox author to offer new book at Heritage Days
• Visit Mark's history archive on Knox Pages
• Brownella Cottage: Is the Bishop still haunting his old home?
• Find Mark's classical music reviews

News of the week links:

• Ashland County Fair board boots Ashland County Democratic Party booth for ‘offensive’ buttons
• ACSO investigating ‘offensive’ button incident at Ashland County Fair; notifies U.S. Secret Service
• Ashland County Democratic Party chair says fair ‘ejected’ her for ‘political reasons’
• It’s unanimous: Mansfield lawmakers add Rev. Verdell Larson’s name to street
• Shoot for the stars: Mansfield Sr., career tech see boost on state report card

Intro song credit: Smoke And Drink, by Luke Watson.

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