FREDERICKTOWN – Bird watchers will now have a more comfortable way to enjoy their hobby thanks to two new bird blinds installed at the Ackerman Nature Preserve on Wednesday. The […]
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Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days
MOUNT VERNON — Jerry Scott has been a police chaplain for more than five years. In those five years, he’s been on the scene for 100-plus death calls. Whether it’s […]
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Fredericktown streetscape project expected to be complete by Tomato Show ’24
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s streetscape project is expected to be completed by the 2024 Tomato Show. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project, begun in 2018 at a cost of more […]
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Fredericktown Schools gets help for student psych case loads
The Fredericktown Board of Education has approved an agreement with Mansfield Psychological Services to assist staff with caseloads and evaluation/re-evaluation management. Superintendent Gary Chapman said at last week’s board of […]
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East Knox outscores Loudonville
HOWARD — The East Knox Bulldogs entered Friday’s home game against Loudonville as if it was a playoff game. That was the mindset second-year head coach Andy Beatty sought. “We know […]
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Community unites to preserve Kokosing River
MOUNT VERNON — The Kokosing River continues to be one of the bright spots of Knox County’s vast array of nature. To maintain that beautiful waterway, a Kokosing River Rally […]
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GALLERY: Fredericktown 2023 Little Miss Tomato
FREDERICKTOWN — Nobody was throwing tomatoes Wednesday night. Instead, Fredericktown’s 2023 Little Miss Tomato contestants gave an all-time leading show. The 2023 Little Miss Tomato was Pearl Terez Cram; the […]
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Columbus man charged with aggravated murder in 2022 Knox County case
MOUNT VERNON – A 43-year-old Columbus man was indicted Monday with the 2022 aggravated murder of a Mount Vernon man whose body was found in Ariel-Foundation Park. Terry Barker is […]
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Vance warns Kenyon: Comply with Supreme Court affirmative action ruling or face potential probe
GAMBIER — U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance has issued a warning of a potential investigation into colleges and universities across the nation, including Kenyon College in Knox County, if they don’t follow […]