In episode 80 of The News Man Weekly, Hunnell and the gang dig into a packed local and regional news cycle. He breaks down the long-awaited sale of the former West Park Shopping Center, now back in local hands after years of neglect. He also provides an update on a major development in the double homicide of former Ashland dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife in Columbus, followed by updates on redevelopment plans for the former YMCA site on Park Avenue West.

Our guest this week is Source Media's digital marketing director, Adam Doc Fox, who is also an avid mountaineer and outdoorsman. Fox recounts his recent solo trip to New York to hike the notoriously brutal Devil’s Path. As a highpointer who has reached the highest peak in all lower 48 states, Fox also reflects on some of his most difficult adventures, the mindset required for solo hikes, his advice for beginners and why climbing Mount Everest isn’t necessarily the pinnacle people imagine it to be.
This episode is brought to you by Relax, It's Just Coffee.
Related links: 

• Dan Niss: ‘I wouldn’t have what I have without Mansfield and Richland County’
• Ex-husband arrested in connection with double murder of former Ashland dentist & wife
• Richland County Land Bank rejects townhome and ranch proposal for old YMCA site
• Why did I hike the ‘Devil’s Path’ and Kill Mountain alone in winter? Good question!
• Read all of Fox's outdoor adventure and mountaineering columns

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

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