HOWARD – An East Knox teacher has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Facebook post made by superintendent Steve Larcomb late Monday night. Larcomb said in the post that […]
Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
Posted inCovid19, News
How will COVID-19 affect Tuesday’s primary election? LaRose addresses concerns in Mount Vernon visit
MOUNT VERNON – Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose held a press conference in front of the Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mount Vernon on Thursday. He and local officials […]
Posted inSolutions
Meet Kevin Verhoff, the Knox County man with big ideas for the future of Ohio transportation
On Nov. 23, Mount Vernon resident Kevin Verhoff published a blog post titled, “Crazy idea: Let’s build a rail network in Ohio!” It outlined a new way of thinking about […]
Posted inFootball, Sports
Knox Weekly Podcast: Will Hartley’s plan to resurrect Fredericktown HS football
Will Hartley is the newly appointed head coach of the Fredericktown High School football team. The Freddies are coming off of two straight 1-9 seasons, placing last in the KMAC […]
Posted inLife and culture
Bellville mayor’s post about Mount Vernon teen’s act of kindness goes viral
MOUNT VERNON – Owen Baughman had no idea he’d become a viral sensation. The 17-year-old was finishing his shift at the Coshocton Avenue Taco Bell last Thursday night when he […]
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Knox County Sports Hall of Fame: Richie Hoyt
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Knox County Sports Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class on Nov. 2, 2019 at the Knox County Historical Society. Seven local athletic legends made up the first […]
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Knox County Sports Hall of Fame: Ollie Cline
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Knox County Sports Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class on Nov. 2, 2019 at the Knox County Historical Society. Seven local athletic legends made up the first […]
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East Knox faces criticism for coach-led prayer
HOWARD – Moments after the East Knox High School football team beat Carey in the Division VI Region 22 championship game on Nov. 22, clinching its first state semifinal trip […]
Posted inLife and culture
The Broerman Tradition: An inside look at Knox County’s turkey family
FREDERICKTOWN – Sitting less than half-a-mile off of Route 13, on Leedy Road – the county line separating Knox and Richland – is a sprawling property with a white sign […]
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‘The entire house is in flames’: Elderly woman dead, man hospitalized following Knox County house fire
MORRIS TOWNSHIP – At 2:56 a.m. Monday, a woman called the Knox County 911 dispatch center after stopping on her drive to work. She described a house at the corner […]