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West Lunt Avenue shortly after 11 p.m pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted her The man fled — possibly on a bicycle — and the woman went to a police station to report the assault Francis Hospital in Evanston in good condition Responding officers took a 19-year-old man into custody and a police spokesperson confirmed he is the same person allegedly linked to a string of violent sexual attacks and robberies since December Residents of the 1800 block of West Lunt Avenue told the Sun-Times they were surprised to hear about the attack on their block and others in the area “That was kind of shocking,” said Irving Zucker who has lived in Rogers Park for about 50 years but I can imagine how some people would be really freaked out by what happened because it is really a terrible thing,” said Zucker A pair of women walk their dog in the 1800 block of West Lunt Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Friday the suspect — who may have been using a bicycle — allegedly robbed the victims at knifepoint and in at least three instances sexually assaulted the victims he robbed Ashley Elrod and Ryan Poe have lived in the neighborhood for a couple of years and have never felt unsafe “In terms of the amount of traffic we see versus the amount of actual problems and crime that happens Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight Dobyns-Bennett's Andrew Reilly is greeted by Graham Jones (20) and other teammates after his two-run home run in the second inning of Thursday's game against West Ridge Dobyns-Bennett's Cam Hayworth reacts as teammate Gabe Edwards races in to score against West Ridge Dobyns-Bennett's Graham Jones contorts on his way to throwing a pitch in the second inning against West Ridge West Ridge's Reed White jumps to try to avoid a wild pitch against Dobyns-Bennett West Ridge's Dale White races toward home as Dobyns-Bennett catcher Taylor Blankenship gets control of the ball KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett had production up and down the lineup against West Ridge in Thursday’s elimination game at the District 1-4A baseball tournament Dobyns-Bennett (27-7) will face Daniel Boone in another elimination game Friday at 5 p.m The Indians scored four runs in the first inning and seven more in the second to set the tone against the Wolves That was a big thing for us early in the game,” Dobyns-Bennett coach Ryan Wagner said It doesn’t matter what you’ve done in the regular season We’ve just got to stay consistent and be ready to go tomorrow.” two on a monster home run over right field Cam Hayworth had two hits and drew two walks as the Indians were patient in their approaches “I’ve been hot and seeing the ball very well lately,” Hayworth said “It’s easy when you’re hot to get the pitch you want Hayworth added it was important to get the lead early The four runs in the first gave D-B some cushion as Jones faced control issues giving up a pair of runs and five walks before turning the reins over to Baker Correll who gave up four hits and two runs to get the win There was plenty of run support with Dobyns-Bennett’s lead-off Tegan Begley accounting for two RBIs and two runs scored numbers matched by Kasey Carter hitting in the nine-hole Taylor Blankenship also had two hits and two RBIs in the middle of the lineup Carter talked about his two-run double early in the game “It was a low inside pitch and I just hit it,” he said He also starred on the defensive side at shortstop with he and Maddox Martin teaming for a double play to put an early end to the game “We’ve been playing together since we were eight,” Carter said It was the end of the season for West Ridge (10-19) which cut the lead to 4-2 in the second inning Morgan Ward led the Wolves by going 2 for 2 and scoring two runs Reed White and Bradyn Vance all finished with a RBI Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account we examined the pioneering 1979 ascent of Everest’s West Ridge Direct route a team that included Bulgarian alpinist Hristo Prodanov completed the only repeat of this demanding route Prodanov was a metallurgical engineer whose true passion was mountaineering Starting in 1958 in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountains he became one of his country’s greatest climbers Prodanov made several important climbs in the Alps he ascended the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses via the Walker Spur and the Petit Dru by the Bonatti Pillar He knocked off the North Face of the Matterhorn in 1974 and the Petit Dru by the Guides Route in 1977 He also carried out several climbs in the Caucasus including Ushba Pillar in 1970 and a traverse on Shkhelda in 1973 he summited 7,134m Lenin Peak (now called Ibn Sina Peak) in the Pamirs he climbed 7,492m Noshaq in the Hindu Kush He successfully climbed 7,105m Korzhenevskaya Peak three times (in 1979 and he also summited Communism Peak (now Ismail Samani) twice Prodanov became the first Bulgarian to summit an 8,000m peak when he did 8,516m Lhotse Prodanov reached the summit alone and without supplemental oxygen a Bulgarian expedition led by Avram Iliev Avramov (with Prodanov as deputy leader) headed to Everest The team established Base Camp on March 18 plus other Sherpas to work as support staff above Base Camp Avramov’s party chose the difficult West Ridge Direct route Five expeditions targeted Everest that spring: two on the Nepalese side and three from Tibet Avramov’s team shared the mountain with an Indian party led by Darshan Kumar Khullar Khullar’s team targeted the normal route (South Col-Southeast Ridge) the expedition had set up Camp 1 at Lho La (6,050m) with Ang Rita and Ang Zangbu assisting with gear transport the expedition established Camp 2 at 6,770m they dug a snow cave large enough for 15 people Prodanov and Chowang Rinzi established Camp 4 at 7,520m Prodanov and Chowang Rinzi reached 8,120m and set up Camp 5 and Dinio Tomov completed Camp 4 and stayed there overnight Ang Rita and Ang Zangbu remained at the lower camps Prodanov and Chowang Rinzi left Camp 5 at 5:45 am in clear Chowang Rinzi aborted his summit push because of the technical difficulty of the West Ridge and returned to Camp 4 reporting steady progress on the West Ridge He said that he found a pyramid of empty oxygen bottles left by Soviet climbers Prodanov tore off a fragment of the flag as a memento Prodanov spent 33 minutes on the summit and abandoned his 8mm camera there after removing the film Then he started his descent via the West Ridge This was the first recorded ascent of Everest in April and Prodanov also became the first Bulgarian to summit the highest peak in the world Looking down the West Ridge from close to 8,000m He explained that he would bivouac because it was too dark Prodanov maintained voice contact with Base Camp until 5:30 pm his voice was weak and almost unintelligible He relayed that he had lost his gloves and could not use his fingers The oxygen-free climb was impacting his health Prodanov turned on his walkie-talkie but was unable to speak The start of the West Ridge Direct is in shadow on the far left when Prodanov was in trouble but still in contact Lyudmil Yankov set out immediately and covered more than 1,000m in one push He couldn’t find any trace of Prodanov trying to keep Prodanov awake: “Don’t fall asleep Yankov was finally ordered to descend in bad weather with severe frostbite on four of his fingers According to a note in The Himalayan Database written by Prachanda Shrestha from the Tourism Ministry of Nepal “I see nobody to rescue me,” aware that he was alone and that no one could assist him immediately Having risked his life to try and save Prodanov Although Prodanov survived more than 50 hours in the death zone bad weather kept the other climbers in their tents and prevented any further rescue efforts a group of climbers started a second summit bid from Base Camp Metodi Savov and Ivan Valtchev began their summit push but ran out of energy near the 8,765m South Summit and spent the night without shelter or oxygen Nikolai Petkov and Kiril Doskov summited at 10:10 am and also went down the normal route They found Savov exhausted 30m below the South Summit They gave him oxygen from the Indian expedition team Savov was airlifted to Kathmandu on May 12 and the expedition left the region on May 13 The Bulgarian and the Indian expeditions worked well together The Indian team allowed the Bulgarians to use their tents and oxygen and the Bulgarians later left their walkie-talkies for the Indians Svetoslav Kolev of the Bulgarian Mountaineering Federation told the American Alpine Journal that this Everest traverse would have been impossible without the Indian expedition’s generous help and medicine during the Bulgarian descent on the normal route Prodanov’s achievement was an important feat He became the first and only person to summit the West Ridge Direct without supplemental oxygen he did not complete the climb as he perished during the descent Bulgaria acknowledged him as the “Number 1 Bulgarian Mountaineer of the 20th Century” and awarded him the title of Hero of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria posthumously in 1984 Savov and Valtchev survived an open bivouac at 8,600m-8,700m The two pairs of Bulgarian climbers completed the first full West Ridge–Southeast Ridge traverse and the second overall traverse of the mountain As we pointed out in our Nejc Zaplotnik story Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld’s ascent of the West Ridge in 1963 was different from the “Direct” route They joined the West Ridge from the Western Cwm at around 7,500m they diverged to the Hornbein Couloir (8,000-8,500m) to the summit The 1979 Yugoslav ascent was the first complete ascent of the West Ridge They climbed from Lho La (6,050m) to the summit avoiding deviations (Western Cwm to the West Ridge) and descended via the North Face (Hornbein) and the West Ridge The 1984 Bulgarian ascent of the West Ridge Direct was by a partially new route as the Bulgarians climbed the entire West Ridge proper and didn’t deviate to the Hornbein Couloir his niece Mariana Prodanova Maslarova attempted Everest She tried a similar oxygen-free ascent to honor her uncle on the 20th anniversary of his 1984 climb Mariana attempted to ascend the peak from the north but disappeared at 8,700m KrisAnnapurna is a writer with ExplorersWeb Kris has been writing about history and tales in alpinism Sign up to receive ExplorersWeb content direct to your inbox once a week located in the West Ridge Mall's food court said it's time for his business to find a busier home as it has grown immensely in the seven months it first opened at West Ridge sometimes three times a week," Alcantara said "but I just think it was time for me to find my own spot so I can have constant clientele coming in during lunch time Alcantara said he will soon have a food truck that will operate around town for community events He's also looking for a brick-and-mortar space "I want to be in downtown Topeka because I see there's only American everybody from every side of town to just go there." Teriyaki menu includes such menu items as chicken Prices for teriyaki platters served with rice or noodles range from $10.75 to $14.75 Alcantara sold chicken and beef teriyaki plates for $9 while supplies lasted said the mall team remains committed to its efforts Alcantara simply did not comply with the terms of his lease with the mall," Richardson told The Capital-Journal "We remain committed to providing a positive experience for our guests and tenants as we continue to evolve the offerings at West Ridge Mall." Alcantara said he prefers to not "bash them" and is committed to finding a new home for his business West Ridge will now offer two restaurant-style choices for customers at the food court: Boxer Q BBQ and Rosi's Other drink and snack options at the mall include Cafe Barnabas Students at West Ridge High School got to experience working a variety of different professions such as truck driving and heavy equipment operator all virtually School leaders partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority to bring the Be Pro Be Proud Tennessee truck and host the interactive workshop for students to enjoy Students participating tell News 5 events like these let them have an idea of some careers they might not have known about and are achievable for them in the future A 21-year-old woman walking late Thursday in the 1800 block of West Lunt Avenue was sexually assaulted Prosecutors have accused Tymarion Averyhart of Edgewater in that attack and several others A 19-year-old man was charged Sunday with eight felonies in a string of sexual assaults and robberies most of which occurred at the same West Ridge apartment complex over the last five months Tymarion Averyhart of Edgewater was charged with sexual assault with a weapon a Cook County judge ordered Averyhart detained until trial The most recent incident happened late Thursday in Rogers Park Prosecutors said Averyhart allegedly contacted a woman on an escort website and arranged to meet her at an apartment building in the 1800 block of West Lunt Avenue who ended up meeting with Averyhart instead blindfolded her with a T-shirt and had her take her clothes off He then allegedly raped her in the courtyard of the building He did not pay her the agreed upon $400 fee A Chicago police surveillance team had been following him and saw him meet up with the woman A short time later Averyhart was arrested about a block away on Greenleaf Avenue He was also charged in three other incidents all in the same apartment building in West Ridge A woman living in the building in the 6200 block of North Bell Avenue left for vacation from Dec prosecutors allege Averyhart broke in and stole her ID Averyhart allegedly had the ID and Social Security card in his possession a woman in a different unit in the building awoke to find a man dressed in all black with a face mask on bending over her He then allegedly raped her and took her apartment keys She texted a friend that night about what happened Prosecutors say the attacker was Averyhart based on DNA testing from a sexual assault kit though the woman couldn’t identify him when shown his photo the woman living in the first West Ridge apartment that Averyhart allegedly broke into came home after working a night shift and found a used condom Police collected the materials and determined the DNA in the condom was Averyhart’s senseless crime committed against three different victims,” Circuit Court Judge Rivanda Doss said during Sunday’s pretrial hearing “There is clearly an escalation in the viciousness and violence of these incidents When Cody Foster and David Callanan purchased West Ridge Mall in September 2023 The two men — co-owners of the Topeka-based Advisors Excel that has seen rapid growth in the past 20 years — were determined to save the mall After teasing a new look for the mall last year Foster dove into the details of what is to come as community leaders and mall tenants gathered Foster announced he and Callanan will be the new owners of the JCPenney space The company announced it would close eight of its stores — and the Topeka store is on that list locations have been closing their doors nationwide Foster said the site of JCPenney will become the new grand entry for West Ridge Mall It will have a new modern appearance with all glass and a new opening The Capital-Journal reached out to JCPenney for comment but didn't receive an immediate response Advisors Excel still plans to move headquarters to West Ridge MallFoster said he would like to move most, if not all Advisors Excel’s office space into the mall Advisors Excel would move its headquarters to the former Burlington Coat Factory space West Ridge will be taken from "about 1 million square footage" to "about 600,000." Advisors Excel will use the remaining 400,000 square foot of space "The other thing we heard very clearly from a lot of architects tenants that we talked to is we've got to downsize the detail footprint of West Ridge," said Foster "It's just way too big for the current shopping trends and then consolidate this retail into kind of a more constricted area "We looked at (Burlington Coat Factory) specifically and when the opportunity came to acquire this it seemed to make a lot of sense as we continue to grow as an organization." Current locations for Advisors Excel will be repurposedSeth Wagoner an equity firm founded and owned by Foster said the current Advisors Excel building at 2950 S.W McClure Road would remain open for company trainings Gage Center Drive will be leased to other tenants "The Gage Center — I don't feel like we're going to have a problem leasing that out to people They're looking for class A office space," Wagoner said Wagoner told The Capital-Journal he realized the mall's price per square footage for tenants to lease were "astronomical," but they've been made much more affordable for tenants Downsizing the retail space will most likely make a difference in rates "We're going to give you a standard rate per square foot," said Wagoner we are shrinking the retail footprint here so we probably will be raising the cost per square foot over time but that's going to step with the development and who comes in Will national retailers eventually join West Ridge Mall?Foster said his team is speaking with national retailers about coming to Topeka "We've had some new discussions with national tenants when you have your plans done and you know what you're doing Foster said the goal is to get more national retailers in West Ridge and Trader Joe's is first on his team's wishlist the owners anticipate beginning conversations with those potential retailers in coming weeks Phase one will include the development of the Advisors Excel space and JC Penney as they are the "least disruptive to the mall's operations." Phase two would include redevelopment of other entry points into the mall The new look to those will include new outside steps Construction is anticipated to begin in the "late third quarter." Foster and Callanan chose Dallas-based Russell Glen Co Russell Glen is a privately owned and fully integrated real estate investment and development firm Maiden said the process has been great in learning more about West Ridge Mall "I think some of the conversations that we're having right now with retailers are encouraging," he said "I'm excited to see the future of West Ridge Mall In May of last year, The Capital-Journal reported Foster Callanan and lead developer Maiden announced they had chosen architectural firms RDC and Hufft to focus on the mall's transformation and Hufft for Advisors Excel's new headquarters Maiden said choosing the firms was important because of West Ridge's importance in the Topeka community "We wanted to ensure that we found the right design firm with substantial experience and belief in our vision," Maiden said "It was a very competitive process with many firms interested in the project but we ultimately decided that Hufft and RDC collaboration was the best fit." (This story was updated to change or add a photo or video and because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Keishera Lately is the business reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal She can be reached at klately@cjonline.com a 71-year-old homeless male was crossing West Ridge and Bonesteel roads when he was hit by a black sedan that was heading west and kept going The victim had injuries to his lower body that were not life-threatening and was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public file should contact Richard Reingold at rreingold@whec.com or 585-546-1701 WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather UH and Chuckey-Doak are district baseball champs ETSU softball splits with UTC on Senior Day Greene Devils take district titles on the diamond Reinhardt rallies past Milligan for walk-off win Texas A&M tops Lady Vols on soggy Senior Day ETSU leads VMI in rain-delayed Saturday matchup Mocs use long ball to open ETSU series with win Rocky and other pets up for adoption in this weekend's segment of Tails and Paws Prep Friday: UH into district title; DCHS softball advances Friday racing suspended at Kingsport Speedway March 20): The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has identified Neil Rogers as the motorcyclist killed in Wednesday's crash — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash at the intersection of West Ridge Road and Route 259 Wednesday morning Deputies responded to the scene just after 7:25 a.m Investigators determined a westbound Subaru turned in front of the eastbound motorcycle The motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital The Subaru driver was hospitalized with minor injuries and ticketed for failing to yield the right of way Shopping malls may seem like they're shrinking but most are only transitioning to what best fits their market Foster spoke with small business owners and Terrance Maiden Russell Glen is a real estate investment and development firm Foster and his business partner David Callanan chose Russell Glen Co Maiden said West Ridge's anticipated transition is similar to many malls across the states "What we're looking to incorporate from a design development standpoint at West Ridge is similar to what we're seeing happening with malls across the U.S.," said Maiden "Where department stores are closing and owners and developers are trying to think of creative ways to repurpose those spaces and activate it for the community." Identifying a need in the areaMalls were generally built in the early 1970s to 1980s the strategy was to get big department stores to anchor the mall "And the thought process is that people will come out and go to your Sears or Macy's or Dillards," he said they would meander through the inline mall that connects to these other department stores Malls now face the challenge of being overbuilt causing them to have to adjust by identifying what's best for the area More: Midwest Barber College to close its doors this month. Here's what the owner says Maiden said the decision for West Ridge's upcoming transition came from market conditions and wanting to resize the retail footprint for the market "The second thing was it was really driven by Advisors Excel and their desire to sort of consolidate their headquarters there," he said "And I think that lastly would be Cody Foster's commitment to the Topeka community and wanting to create something that will be community-based and drive more activity to West Ridge." e-commerce really revolutionized retail where people didn't have to go and travel to these major department stores to have or to go shop," Maiden said when e-commerce came available and online shopping that's when your department stores were really impacted and you started seeing a number of the department stores file for bankruptcy or start closing their stores "And that's sort of where we are right now And this evolution of repositioning malls is that now the department stores have closed developers are trying to think of creative ways to reactivate these spaces." "Establishing an effective omnichannel strategy is increasingly becoming a necessity in retail with brick-and-mortar retailers looking to combat challenges from e-commerce," said Coresight Research "And online brands seeking to expand their reach and tackle rising customer acquisition and marketing costs by launching in physical stores." "They're very difficult to reimagine and what makes them truly successful long-term is the buy-in and support from the community and the city." In May, The Capital-Journal reported Foster Callanan and Maiden announced they chose architectural firms RDC and Hufft to focus on the mall's transformation entertainment and restaurant components and Hufft for Advisors Excel's new headquarters More: Two Topeka mental health organizations announced they will merge. What we know "Then also our ability to find the highest and best use forward having a grade design team and construction team in place to help navigate all of the challenges that comes with keeping them all open and operating while doing major transformational redevelopment," Maiden told The Capital-Journal Each mall has its own unique story and it has its own unique value to that community And to see the level of excitement for the Topeka market has been great." David Crockett’s Lexi Hawkins is out as West Ridge shortstop Natalie Moore takes a relay throw from catcher Savannah Pogue to complete a sixth inning double play West Ridge’s Kami Clark tries to score on what would have been an inside-the-park home run but David Crockett catcher Lacey Whitaker during the Wolves’ 3-2 win over the Pioneers on Friday UTF-8©CGP 041825 Crockett @ West Ridge 0051.jpeg West Ridge teammates greet Kami Clark at home after her solo home run for the Wolves in a 3-2 win over David Crockett on Friday West Ridge left fielder Lily Frazier with the catch UTF-8©CGP 041825 Crockett @ West Ridge 0001.jpeg West Ridge sophomore Kami Clark heads home after his second inning solo home run for the Wolves on Friday in a 3-2 win over David Crockett David Crockett starting pitcher Lily Mango releases a pitch West Ridge's Savannah Pogue makes contact for the Wolves Julie Maupin makes the catch in center field for David Crockett West Ridge starting pitcher Caydence Spears Madelyn Dulaney served as a relief pitcher for the Pioneers against West Ridge Victoria Browder pitched in relief for the Wolves BLOUNTVILLE — It has been a good week for West Ridge softball West Ridge starting pitcher Caydence Spears tripled and drove in two runs and the Wolves made a couple of stellar plays on defense to defeat David Crockett 3-2 on Friday evening on The Ridge that is a good way to end it,” West Ridge head coach Eddie Spriggs said “That is a good win against a good quality team right there West Ridge (17-10) finished with four wins on the week which has already claimed the top spot in the final Upper Lakes Conference standings It was,” David Crockett head coach Alex Dulaney said Tonight we did not execute the small things Clark was been a key cog for the Wolves in their recent success and that continued against David Crockett starting pitcher Lily Mango hitting a long home run over the left field fence in the second inning to put West Ridge up 1-0 “She has been hitting it pretty good all week,” Spriggs said every time you turn around she is hitting a double or triple or off the fence or down the right field line The sophomore slugger did it again in the deciding two-run fourth by slicing a pitch down the right field line to score starting southpaw pitcher Caydence Spears Clark was sent home by Spriggs from third base in hopes of an inside-the-back home run but was thrown out on a nifty play at the plate by the Pioneers but I think I gave it to her a little bit too late She was getting it right through here so there wasn’t any sense in slowing her down,” Spriggs said “They hit the cutoff right there and that was a long throw David Crockett had gone up 2-1 in the top of the fourth on a double by Lexi Hawkins a wild pitch and ground ball out from Brylee Tullock West Ridge came right back after Clark was retired with consecutive singles from Victoria Browder and Lily Frazier The Pioneers brought in Madelyn Dulaney — one of the top pitchers in the area — to replace Mango at that point but Teagan Tipton walked and Nila Horne followed with a sacrifice fly for what turned out to be the winning run “We have some really good at-bats all week against a lot of good pitching just kind of a different look and get her some work in West Ridge turned defensive over the next three innings including a rare 3-2-6 force play at second base in the fifth and followed that in the sixth with runners on second and third and one out by turning a double play when a squeeze bunt attempt was caught by third baseman Lacey Fugate who was able to double up the runner on at third with a throw to shortstop Natalie Moore ‘Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good,’” Spriggs said “We have just been catching some breaks here and there They had been kind of going against us in the first half of the year We are getting some of those now so that is nice to be on that side of them.” Alli Orrin singled and stole second in the top of the seventh for David Crockett who replaced Spears in the circle prior to the double play was able to get a strikeout and a line drive to Fugate at third to end the game that is the frustrating part as a coach when you can’t get those executed...,” Alex Dulaney said “West Ridge has had a great week and they had the momentum and they kept it the whole game.” which has already clinched the top spot in the District 1-3A tournament in two weeks will host Daniel Boone on Monday as the Pioneers try to prepare themselves for another postseason run The Pioneers fell in the sectional round last year Hopefully we are getting ready to go through a good postseason run that is what we are trying to get ready for,” Alex Dulaney said “We have got our conference play out of the way We have some great opponents coming up in the next week or two and we will get ready for postseason.” which was led by Clark and Browder with two hits each will look to stay hot on Monday with a visit to Unicoi County “I am pretty proud this week,” Spriggs said Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription — Five people were displaced by a fire Thursday night on West Ridge Road to a two-apartment home just west of Lake Road and found flames coming from the back of the house on the first floor according to Deputy Chief Adam Leggett from the Brockport Fire District Leggett said the home was uninhabitable and those displaced had a place to stay Thursday night owner of Petland Topeka helps children with eggs at the West Ridge Mall egg hunt on April 12 R&D Collectibles has made its way into West Ridge Mall The sports cards and collectibles store — originally located at 1507 S.W "I needed more room to expand to bring back my signings and stuff," Peters said R&D Collectibles has been in business in the capital city since 2003 Peters said he's focused on growing the business for existing and new customers people have begun to get back into the hobby of collecting "I get a lot of people in here who I'm getting back after 20 years of being out that they now have kids and they're doing that now," he said Peters said he now has room to display authentic football helmets Being in the mall has allowed for more customers and exposure to the collectible business as well is to get more exposure because here you'll get the walk by," he said it was more of a go-to place and that's all I would get then they bring you back or the grandpa comes by and then they come in on the weekend or whatever." R&D has hosted multiple signing events for collectors Peters said he will continue to host those events as they bring in a great crowd R&D collectibles will operate at regular mall business hours — A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car on West Ridge Road Sunday night officers responded to the area of West Ridge Road and Bonesteel Street for a report of a person struck by a car who was struck as he tried to cross the street The man was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries officers learned the man had ran in front of a car traveling eastbound on West Ridge Road limited visibility and slippery road conditions may have contributed to the crash The driver of the striking vehicle stayed on the scene and no charges are being filed against the driver at this time Prep Monday: D-B downs West Ridge for first district win — Police responded to the scene of a rollover crash Sunday afternoon on West Ridge Road The roadway was reduced to one lane in the immediate area of the crash was in an argument with two others inside an apartment in the 6400 block of North Richmond Street at 2:45 a.m when he was shot during an exchange of gunfire A man was fatally shot in West Ridge early Saturday morning was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:19 a.m. according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office German alpinist Jost Kobusch is currently in Nepal where he is making his third attempt at his long-term project namely the first-ever winter solo ascent of Mount Everest The 32-year-old is attempting the extremely ambitious feat via the Lho La col above the Khumbu icefall the West Ridge and the narrow Hornbein Couloir on the steep north face of Everest This route has never been climbed before in winter On his first attempt in winter 2019/2020 Kobusch surprised many by reaching the West Shoulder at 7366m. After setting the bar extremely high, the following winter strong winds forced him to abandon his attempt at around 6500m. In winter 2022/2023 he made headline news by soloing the Messner Couloir on Denali in Alaska alone and in the coldest season and this November he returned to the Himalayas for a third attempt at the highest mountain in the world Kobusch arrived in Nepal in late November and after acclimatising on Mera Peak he waited until the official start of winter before starting his West Ridge of Everest attempt Prior to setting off he stated that his main goal this year was to "go higher than 7500m and step further into the unknown" and on the 27th he achieved just this pushed all the way up to 7537m before returning to his tent at 6800m and descending safely the next day he stated that the route "worked well but is exposed to the strong winds." Kobusch is currently resting and recovering from his forray and, seeing that in many respects he has already achieved this year's goal, it is unclear whether he will make a second attempt this season. Writing yesterday to German journalist Stefan Nestler on abenteuer-berg.de Kobusch explained that due to his lack of acclimatisation it would have been too dangerous to continue upwards. "Ultimately I’m not interested in breaking any records in the short term I want to achieve the project in the long term A post shared by Jost Kobusch (@jostkobusch) Dobyns-Bennett’s Tegan Begley (7) breaks free for a fourth-quarter touchdown against West Ridge at J Dobyns-Bennett’s Tyree Thomas (26) and Devin Murdock (35) get to West Ridge quarterback Trey Frazier (3) for a sack on Friday Dobyns-Bennett’s Peyton Franklin (22) takes it in for a touchdown against West Ridge on Friday Dobyns-Bennett's Jaylen Thomas (17) pulls in a pass against West Ridge on Friday Dobyns-Bennett's Tegan Begley (7) tries to break free during Friday's win over West Ridge at J KINGSPORT — Dobyns-Bennett running back Tegan Begley had been listed as doubtful all week The only doubt Friday night was whether or not he could be stopped Begley rushed for two touchdowns and carried D-B to another win over its county rival Friday as the Indians defeated West Ridge 42-13 at J Having finished the Farragut game in a sling and missing last week’s contest with a shoulder injury Begley knew deep down he’d be ready for Friday’s game “I didn’t want to spoil anything,” Begley joked He ran for 142 yards on 17 carries for the Indians (2-1 who still haven’t lost to a Sullivan County school since 1993 Begley took the handoff up the middle and dashed 53 yards to the end zone “I’ve faced a lot of injures in my high school career and this is the fourth game I’ve actually finished in my career,” Begley said but I really wanted to play for my team and just get a win Begley went 11 yards for a first down to begin both of Dobyns-Bennett’s first two drives as Peyton Franklin took an inside handoff 28 yards to the house Jaylen Thomas came within inches of scoring Dobyns-Bennett’s second touchdown having caught a fade from Austin Sykes for a 42-yard gain Begley took the direct snap and got the 1-yard score on the next play but Thomas didn’t have to wait long for another opportunity after a 6-yard punt by West Ridge After two straight facemask penalties against the Wolves (2-1 Thomas caught a quick pass from Sykes and sprinted 24 yards to the front-right pylon for a 21-0 halftime lead “We have some guys who can stretch the field against certain guys so we had the opportunity to throw it deep tonight,” D-B coach Joey Christian said “We hadn’t really had the opportunity we thought we would to go deep with some of the coverages we saw the first two games But tonight (the Wolves) were straight-up man so we had to throw it deep and that’s what we did.” Sykes drove the Tribe 67 yards to start the third quarter finishing with a 7-yard screen pass to Franklin for a 28-0 advantage The Indians answered West Ridge’s first score by going deep again as Sykes hit Rome Pruitt on a vertical for a 36-yard score to make it 35-7 Sykes recovered after missing three open receivers behind the secondary on D-B’s opening drive finishing 11-of-16 for 171 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 29 yards Emmitt Starnes added 40 yards on four carries late Ethan Amyx nearly cracked the century mark for West Ridge Trey Frazier kept 11 times for 66 while hitting 7-of-19 passes for 77 yards After Frazier hit Dylan Bannan for 29 yards Amyx scored from the 5 to make it 28-7 in the fourth Frazier then hit a wide-open Trent Tatum for a 22-yard touchdown and a 35-13 deficit I’m going to take responsibility for us not being ready to go,” West Ridge coach Justin Hilton said “Ethan’s getting big chunks (of yardage) early and penalties kept pulling us back Frazier and Amyx found running room on West Ridge’s second possession driving all the way to the Indians’ 21-yard line But Thomas broke up Frazier’s pass on fourth-and-6 and Sykes’ 19-yard keeper sparked D-B’s ensuing 76-yard march An 18-yard run by Amyx got West Ridge to D-B’s 34-yard line just before halftime but Tyree Thomas stopped him for an 8-yard loss on the next play to help stall the drive while D-B entertains defending Big East champion Jefferson County See photos from Friday's Region 1-6A football action between Dobyns-Bennett and West Ridge at J Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription Jost Kobusch has already met his expedition goal on his first push up the mountain roughly the highest point ever reached on Everest’s West Ridge in winter Before Kobusch, Vincent Fine and Benoit Chamoux of France also reached 7,500m on Everest’s West Ridge on Jan This also marks the highest altitude Kobusch has reached on winter Everest during his three solo attempts His previous highest point was 7,366m in 2021-22 The German had hoped to get a good look at the Hornbein Couloir from 7,500m Kobusch reached his highest point when it was already dark — at 7pm Nepal time He then turned around and retraced his steps through the night until he finally stopped for some hours at 6,700m he has continued down and is currently at 6,000m We expect more news after he rests at the col or returns to Base Camp But he can already consider his expedition successful Angela Benavides graduated university in journalism and specializes in high-altitude mountaineering and expedition news She has been writing about climbing and mountaineering adventure and outdoor sports for 20+ years Angela Benavides spent time at/worked at a number of local and international media She is also experienced in outdoor-sport consultancy for sponsoring corporations Science Hill slides past West Ridge 1-0 on the softball field died in a West Ridge apartment fire Friday A 6-year-old boy who was killed in a West Ridge apartment fire Friday has been identified Milan Campbell was killed in the extra-alarm fire that erupted about 11:15 a.m. Friday in an apartment building in the 2700 block of West Granville Avenue The blaze also critically injured Milan’s mother, according to a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $100,000 as of Monday evening The fire likely started on the first floor of the 12-unit building but its initial cause and origin are still being investigated a district fire chief who briefed reporters at the scene Friday said — A van crashed through the front windows of a Subway restaurant shortly before 3:30 p.m accidentally put the vehicle in drive instead of reverse Two employees were inside the Subway at the time Our photojournalist at the scene saw a person handcuffed and put into the back of a patrol car was not impaired but police found a small amount of cocaine in the glove box In one of the best alpine-style climbs of the last few years Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen made the first ascent of the west ridge of 7,946m Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III lies in the Karakoram on the border between Pakistan and China Different sources indicate its altitude as 7,952m or 7,958m Gasherbrum III is not considered an independent mountain but a sub-peak of Gasherbrum II It’s the world’s second-highest sub-peak its difficulty makes it a rarely attempted climbing objective Halina Kruger-Syrokomska at Camp 3 of Gasherbrum II The east face of Gasherbrum III lies behind It was first ascended by a Polish party on August 11 traversing from Camp 3 on Gasherbrum II’s normal route A Spanish team carried out the second ascent of Gasherbrum III 29 years later Alberto Inurrategui and Jon Beloki summited via the Polish route The Gasherbrum Base Camp of Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen in 2022 Geoffrey Cohen from the Scottish Mountaineering Club led an expedition to to the southwest ridge of Gasherbrum III because Cesen and Livingstone followed the same route in 2024 The Scottish team’s original objective was the north ridge of Gasherbrum III and Des Rubens eventually decided on the long The ridge rises from the top of the dangerous 800m icefall between Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum IV bad weather forced them to return to base camp for a week but Rubens and Cohen remade the trail to the upper cirque and embarked on the ridge on August 14 They bivouacked at 7,400m on a very exposed patch of snow they left their bivouac gear behind and attempted to reach Gasherbrum III’s summit near a horizontal step below the summit tower but bad weather and strong winds compelled a retreat So why did Livingstone and Cesen focus on this rarely attempted peak “Gasherbrum III was the realization of a 10-year idea: to climb a technical high-quality alpine route at about 8,000m,” Livingstone wrote “I had always wondered if you could take the difficulty of the Alps or the Canadian Rockies and supercharge them [with] altitude.” Livingstone and Cesen during their 2022 Gasherbrum III expedition Cesen first suggested Gasherbrum III to Livingstone in 2021 the duo wanted to attempt the peak via the west ridge but strong winds convinced them to try the northwest face where they were stopped by a rock tower about 100m high It was too difficult to climb in tricky conditions and couldn’t be easily bypassed According to their report in the American Alpine Journal the forecast for the next two weeks was dire Descending from 6,000m to Base Camp through a crevassed glacier at night From Livingstone and Cesen’s 2022 expedition This year, Livingstone and Cesen targeted the southwest ridge that the Scottish party had attempted in 1985. Cohen, who led that expedition, was very encouraging. He sent them an expedition report and photos and provided motivation, Livingstone said in an interview with UK Climbing. Livingstone and Cesen had to walk 112km over six days up the Baltoro Glacier to reach Gasherbrum Base Camp at 5,000m we had stunning views of the…Trangos It was the first time either climber had returned to a mountain they had already attempted from a bivy site at 7,600m on Gasherbrum III Taken during Livingstone and Cesen’s 2022 attempt Livingstone and Cesen made three trips up the normal route on Gasherbrum II over three weeks They spent one night at 7,000m before returning to Base Camp “We rested for a week and tried to find some useful drugs,” Livingstone wrote the weather seemed unsettled but mostly fair The two climbers decided to take a shot at Gasherbrum III Livingstone and Cesen launched their summit push they walked through an icefall and over some crevasses to reach Camp 1 at 6,000m most teams head for the normal routes on Gasherbrum I and II Livingstone and Cesen ascended from Camp 1 to the col between Gasherbrum IV and Gasherbrum III While they were ascending from 7,100m to 7,500m they found a rope left by the Scottish team in 1985 neatly coiled and under a few rocks,” Livingstone recalled It featured rocky slabs and great mixed climbing These pitches were surprisingly tricky.” Tom Livingstone in an uncomfortable bivy at 7,500m Livingstone and Cesen used rocks to make a small ledge for their bivy but soon hit ice underneath there was a flattish platform about 30m below them but either they were too tired or already a bit affected by the altitude because they didn’t go down to it the duo spent an uncomfortable night on the ledge at 7,500m They sat in an open bivy while getting snowed on On reaching the summit Livingstone recalled that they mostly felt fatigue and satisfaction: “I also remember the sense of isolation and exposure Imagine going far out and then going a lot further.” “I’m always a little anxious about [the descent],” Livingstone wrote later “Being at that altitude with just a half rope is certainly cutting it a little fine.” The two climbers descended the line used by the two other successful ascents of Gasherbrum III (the Polish 1975 expedition and the Spanish team in 2004) they traversed to Gasherbrum II’s normal route and used its fixed ropes which changed their style but made sense from a safety perspective The difficult west ridge of Gasherbrum III Livingstone and Cesen then walked 60km over several days to the nearest road “We named the route Edge of Entropy because we were always on the edge…of chaos,” Livingstone said “We would have still climbed even if nobody knew or cared about it I’ve even been wondering if I should post anything on my Instagram Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen on the summit of Gasherbrum III Sign up to receive ExplorersWeb content direct to your inbox once a week.