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Hocking Hills Music Festival
Introducing the Hocking Hills Music Festival! The Nelsonville Music Festival and Duck Creek Log Jam are thrilled to announce a partnership to bring a brand new live music experience to Ohio’s Hocking Hills on October 8th & 9th, 2021. This festival will feature Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Del McCoury Band, Watchhouse (formerly… Read More
![A lily is seen at Lilyfest, an annual horticulture festival, in Rockbridge, Ohio, on Friday, July 9, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/070921_Lilyfest_063-scaled-e1626457700995-900x422.jpg)
Lilyfest Celebrates Nature, Art This Year
By: Taylor Burnette
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ROCKBRIDGE, Ohio (WOUB) – Next to the natural wonders of Hocking Hills sits the Bishop Educational Gardens, and each year hundreds of people buzz in to celebrate the arts and flowers of the region. Lilyfest blossomed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday after COVID-19 sent the festival online in 2020. Some COVID-19 restrictions were still in place,… Read More
Lilyfest To Hold 30th Celebration Of Gardening And Gathering
By: Taylor Burnette
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ROCKBRIDGE, Ohio (WOUB) – Roberta Bishop started the Hocking Hills Bishop Educational Gardens with her husband over 30 years ago, and since then Lilyfest has grown to include art, music, food and even Vikings. Lilyfest will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 13200 Little Cola Road in Rockbridge, though this year participants have to… Read More
Third Person Sentenced In Death Of Woman Struck By Log
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A third person has been sentenced in the death of a woman killed when she was struck by a log that two teenage boys had pushed off a cliff at an Ohio state park. Miranda Spencer received a suspended 90-day jail sentence Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to obstructing official business,… Read More
Teens Receive 3 Years In Juvenile Facility For Killing Photographer With Falling Log At Hocking Hills
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two teenage boys have been ordered held in a juvenile facility for at least three years in the death of a woman killed last year when she was struck by a log the boys had pushed off a cliff at an Ohio state park. The Columbus Dispatch reports that a judge… Read More
Third Person Charged In Death Of Woman Struck By Log At Hocking Hills
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A third person has been charged in the death of a woman killed last year when she was struck by a log that two teenage boys had pushed off a cliff at an Ohio state park. Miranda Spencer, who was at the park with the two boys and another teenage girl,… Read More
Authorities: 2 Men Drown While Swimming At Hocking Hills State Park
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) – The bodies of two men who went missing while swimming at Hocking Hills State Park have been recovered. The two men were last seen using a rope swing at Rose Lake on Sunday. One of the men swung into the water but soon began struggling, and the other jumped in to… Read More
Hocking Co. Health Commissioner Orders all Cabins, Lodges Closed
By: WOUB News Team
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HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — Cabin and lodge rentals in the the county that hosts Hocking Hills State Park will be closed as a precaution to the coronavirus pandemic. Hocking County Health Commissioner Dr. Douglas S. Fisher ordered all cabin and lodge rentals closed as of Monday night for public health reasons. This applies to… Read More
Ohio Inspector General’s Report Says State Lost $3.5m in 2019
By: WOUB News Team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) – Ohio Inspector General Randall G. Meyer’s office reported a $3.5 million loss to taxpayers in the Buckeye State last year, according to an annual report released Thursday. Meyer’s office is responsible for taking citizen complaints about alleged fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, and conflict of interest by state officials, state agencies, or… Read More
Teens Face Murder Charges in Woman’s Death at Hocking Hills
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — Two teenagers charged in the death of an Ohio woman who was hit by a falling piece of tree at a state park now face murder charges in juvenile court and the possibility they will be tried as adults. The Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday upgraded charges against the 16-year-old… Read More
Teens Charged in Death of Woman Hit by Piece of Tree at Park
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) – Two teenagers have been arrested on reckless homicide charges in the death of an Ohio woman who was hit by a falling piece of tree at a state park. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the 16-year-old and 17-year-old were taken into custody Thursday. They’re charged in the Sept. 2… Read More
Reward Offered in Death of Woman Struck by Piece of Tree
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A group is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the death of a woman hit by a falling piece of tree at an Ohio state park. Forty-four-year-old Victoria Schafer was struck Sept. 2 near Old Man’s Cave at Hocking Hills State Park and… Read More
Park: Fatal, Falling Tree Piece Wasn’t ‘Natural Occurrence’
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — Investigators say they found evidence a falling piece of tree that killed a woman at an Ohio state park wasn’t “a natural occurrence.” They’re investigating whether someone from above dislodged the piece that struck 44-year-old Victoria Schafer on stairs near Old Man’s Cave at Hocking Hills State Park. The Ohio Department… Read More
Woman Hit by Falling Branch is Park’s 3rd Death this Summer
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a 44-year-old woman died after she was hit by a falling tree branch while visiting Hocking Hills State Park. The agency is investigating the Monday death of Chillicothe resident Victoria Schafer. It is the third death at the park this summer and the second… Read More
Authorities: Man Dies After Falling From Cliff in Ohio Park
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources says an Ohio man has died in a fall off the edge of a cliff in Hocking Hills State Park. Department spokeswoman Maureen Kocot said in a release that 22-year-old Alexander Colson was hiking Saturday on an overlook trail at Old Man’s Cave in the park… Read More
Wild About Winter!
Join the Hocking College Natural and Historical Interpretation Capstone students for a FREE event at The Market on State Street celebrating the wild and wonderful workings of the winter world. The event will feature fun, educational activities for younger members of the family and will take place at the same time as the Athens Farmers… Read More
“A TASTE OF HOCKING HILLS” BOOK LAUNCH & COOKING DEMO
Join us for a special event celebrating the publication of “A Taste of Hocking Hills,” by chef Matt Rapposelli. Matt will talk about the new book and prepare one of his signature dishes. Samples will be available, and copies of the book — which features scenic images of the Hocking Hills alongside delicious seasonal recipes… Read More
Hocking Hills Recognized On TripAdvisor.com List
By: Katharine Hibbard | Logan Daily News reporter
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Hocking Hills is continuing its rise to get-away stardom as yet another nationally recognized travel website tipped its hat to the Hocking Hills. Tripadvisor.com is a popular website that provides insight and reviews for anyone looking to take a vacation. According to the website, it is one of the largest travel communities in the world,… Read More