Lumber prices skyrocket amid housing boom
ASHLAND John Staats might be sitting on a gold mine. Staats, a construction technology teacher at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center, has worked alongside his students for over 16 years building houses for the Ashland community. This year is unlike any other. Theres a housing boom that shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, he said. Staats and his students build a house every two years and then auction it to people in the community. It gives students experience in electrical, plumbi...
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