Profiles
‘This Monroeville businessman created the modern conference call, and he’s not done yet’ (Finalist for Pennsylvania’s Golden Quill)
Tribune-Review: April 26, 2020. View online.
‘Ron Puglisi: the pizza king of Ashland County’ (2nd Place winner of Press Club of Cleveland for best profile in Ohio)
Ashland Source: Oct. 18, 2024. View online.
‘Tanisha Long is building a Black Lives Matter movement for all of Southwestern Pa.’
Tribune-Review: June 11, 2020. View online.
‘Meet the Bee Lady: Penn Hills widow bringing levity to a heavy time’
Tribune-Review: Sept. 30, 2020. View online.
Features
‘In the market for a spaceship or jungle? Quirky Plum home for sale’
Tribune-Review: May 19, 2020. View online.
‘Farmers in Westmoreland County wary of Trump trade moves’
Tribune-Review: January 27, 2017. View online.
‘WWII vets who met while training reconnect at Monroeville senior living center’
Tribune-Review: Nov. 30, 2018. View online.
‘I thought I was going to die’: Woman trapped in Monroeville flood, residents seek solutions
Tribune-Review: Dec. 13, 2019. View online.
‘Rowe drew national attention from Esquire, Bill O’Reilly before his tragic death in Mansfield’
Richland Source: Aug. 7, 2021. View online.
‘Ashland County’s ‘hidden’ homelessness problem: what to do?’
Ashland Source: Feb. 8, 2022. View online.
‘Why is colorectal cancer so bad in Ashland County?’
Ashland Source: Aug. 22, 2024. View online.
Investigative
‘When the River Rises: an investigative report on flooding in Richland County’
Richland Source: May 16, 2016. View online.
The follow-up: Funding Mansfield’s flooding project still a mystery
The impact: Mansfield council hears possible solutions to mitigate flooding
‘Contract allows Penn Hills manager to be paid over $220K for quitting job’
Tribune-Review: Aug. 14, 2018. View online.
The follow-up: Penn Hills residents react to manager’s contract, severance
The impact:
1.) New Penn Hills manager expected to be named Sept. 10; Scott Andrejchak named new Penn Hills manager
2.) Former Penn Hills manager netted nearly $280K in severance pay
3.) Penn Hills council modifies severance clause in Andrejchak’s contract
‘Part I: Is Ashland County’s land bank run like a ‘private club?’
Ashland Source: June 27, 2022. View online.
‘Part II: Ashland County officials weigh in on land bank’s purchase of county commissioner’s property’
Ashland Source: June 28, 2022. View online.
The impact:
1.) EDITORIAL: Ashland County land bank must follow strict rules to maintain public trust
2.) Ashland land bank to do ‘house cleaning’ of old policies, procedures
PART I: Here’s why Ashland County Health Department disabled its Facebook page
Ashland Source: Jan. 19, 2022. View online.
PART II: Public health communication in the age of social media
Ashland Source: Jan. 19, 2022. (Written by a colleague.) View online.
The impact:
1.) Ashland Co. Health Dept. to create new Facebook page, hire PIO/health educator
Follow the (ARPA) Money
An investigative series that reveals how governments in Ashland County spent American Rescue Plan Act money, with a focus on how that spending affected people in disadvantaged areas.
Click here to explore the stories from the series, which began publishing Aug. 19, 2024.
Crisis of faith: Sex-abuse allegations surround Keesee-crafted religious empire
Knox Pages: Feb. 21, 2025. View online.
The follow-up:
1.) Ohio Attorney General’s office probed Faith Life Church’s finances in 2020
2.) AG Dave Yost explains link to Faith Life Church founders
The impact:
1.) Former Faith Life Church official indicted on 27 sexual abuse charges
2.) 2nd suspect related to abuse allegations linked to Faith Life Church under investigation in Fairfield County
3.) Authorities tack on 5 additional sex crime allegations against former Faith Life Church official
On the beat
‘Penn Hills official faces removal over background check policy’
Tribune-Review: Aug. 27, 2019. View online.
Follow-ups:
Penn Hills rescinds plan to remove board members
Penn Hills mayor, councilman formally apologize for background check debacle
‘Penn Hills mayor silences resident during public meeting’
Tribune-Review: March 19, 2020. View online.
Follow-ups:
Penn Hills man creates petition in response to Penn Hills mayor silencing resident
Penn Hills mayor defends decision to silence resident
‘Expert: Gateway board actions could lead to potential liability’
Tribune-Review: July 25, 2019. View online.
Follow-ups:
No candidates yet for open Gateway seat
2 candidates in Gateway special election
Former Monroeville councilman elected to Gateway school board
‘Ashland County commissioners have spent $289K on vacant Pump House building since 2020 purchase’
Ashland Source: May 14, 2022. View online.
Videos
Video series: ‘Foraged Feasts‘
Richland Source: Published from May-September 2016.
Video series: ‘After Hours’
Richland Source: Ongoing since April 2016.
Dillon Garrett Carr 