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 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.Next week’s show will feature two guests – Mansfield Fire Department Chief Dan Crow and retired Chief John Harsch.

Death of Richland County Highway Department workerMansfield's Plans to spend $2.3 million on American Rescue Plan Act fundsNewly chosen CEO for the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.
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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 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.Next week’s show will feature two guests – Mansfield Fire Department Chief Dan Crow and retired Chief John Harsch. <a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/03/richland-county-building-flags-to-be-lowered-in-honor-of-highway-worker-killed/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/03/richland-county-building-flags-to-be-lowered-in-honor-of-highway-worker-killed/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038535000&amp;usg=AOvVaw32OUDMNiYOJbgDRqqF9xfb">Death of Richland County Highway Department worker</a><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/02/mansfield-moves-ahead-with-2-3-million-in-arpa-for-parks-and-infrastructure-work/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/02/mansfield-moves-ahead-with-2-3-million-in-arpa-for-parks-and-infrastructure-work/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038535000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28Tr8L03peofZL_xSAFZjo">Mansfield's Plans to spend $2.3 million on American Rescue Plan Act funds</a><a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/01/necic-announces-change-in-leadership-role-as-tony-chinni-replaces-deanna-west-torrence/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/2024/10/01/necic-announces-change-in-leadership-role-as-tony-chinni-replaces-deanna-west-torrence/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3RXNwI26bAOUirDbhL-8p8">Newly chosen CEO for the North End Community Improvement Collaborative.</a> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sourcesurvey" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sourcesurvey&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OOZt8IDT9NbD2UClnG--L">Take our reader survey!</a> Intro song credit: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/31PbqiNA0BZouNa9WHrl6H?si=F12DuHq3RtO33O7MPZvZDA" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.spotify.com/album/31PbqiNA0BZouNa9WHrl6H?si%3DF12DuHq3RtO33O7MPZvZDA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xGEjS_5G1A09YkHmMdHrB">Smoke And Drink</a>, by Luke Watson. <a href="https://www.richlandsource.com/members/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.richlandsource.com/members/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728442038536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29FCgfH05C4vtdQHFF9voc">Be a Source Member</a> for unlimited access to local, independent journalism.

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