FREDERICKTOWN – Fredericktown board members Nathan Bellman and Paul Napier took office Tuesday despite an informal opinion from the Ohio attorney general’s office advising them not to. The informal opinion stated the two board members’ employment at Knox County Career Center and simultaneous service on the Fredericktown school board was incompatible because of conflicts of […]
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Knox Pages presents Citizens’ Agenda to Fredericktown school board
EDITOR’S NOTE: Knox Pages reporter Emma Davis presented an inaugural Citizens’ Agenda during Fredericktown’s Jan. 11 school board meeting. FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown voters gathered at the Mill Street Nature Center this past fall to voice concerns and priorities for their school board candidates to consider as they ran for office. Knox Pages launched this voter engagement effort, known as Talk […]
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Ontario school board member signs on as volunteer sub
ONTARIO — It’s common for school board members to volunteer within a district, but the position Amy Hinter decided to help with made her decision unique. Hiner saw Ontario’s need for substitute teachers, she offered to help. Hiner was one of four people approved by the board of education to serve as substitute teachers during […]
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Anything goes in topsy-turvy Ohio Cardinal Conference
MANSFIELD — The top three teams in the league standings are separated by one game and the team in last place is the one nobody wants to play. Welcome to the Ohio Cardinal Conference, where up is down and left is right. The OCC has become the Wild West of north central Ohio boys basketball. […]
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Avita Ontario Hospital part of Ohio’s expanded COVID-19 testing site locations
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday additional Guard deployments to support COVID-19 testing locations across the state, including Avita Ontario Hospital. “We are grateful that National Guard members are continuing to fill critical roles in our state’s response to this pandemic, especially as the strain on our health care providers continues,” DeWines aid. […]
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Sewage lift station emergency repair draws attention from Mansfield Board of Control
MANSFIELD — A $27,310 emergency repair at the city’s underground wastewater treatment lift station along Ohio 39 caught the eye of city leaders during a Board of Control meeting Tuesday. Bob Coker, the city’s wastewater treatment plant manager, asked the board to approve the repair, which will come from the city’s sewer fund. Coker said […]
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New “Selfie Spot” in Ontario offer lots of angles for the ‘Gram
ONTARIO — SMILE The Selfie Spot, a new interactive selfie museum in Ontario, has imaginative and immersive backdrops for visitors to engage themselves. Plus, visitors can take perfect photos for their social media platforms or simply for their personal photo collection sans a selfie-stick. The whimsical selfie museum, owned by Kaela Walter of Ashland, is […]
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Father-Daughter Ball set for Jan. 15 at Richland Academy
MANSFIELD — All the princesses in the land are invited to A Midwinter’s Night Masquerade Ball at Richland Academy of the Arts. The annual Father-Daughter Ball will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by The Vault Wine Bar. This special father-daughter ball will include dinner, dancing, photos, and […]
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Eliza L. Brown
Eliza L. Brown, 80, of Mansfield, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2022, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. She was born June 26, 1941, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Alva (Hicks) and Bert Tackett. Eliza relished spending quality time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and loved her family dearly. She was a member of Hanna […]
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Lawrence “Larry” R. Jones
Lawrence “Larry” R. Jones, 97, of Mansfield, passed away at OhioHealth Mansfield on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Larry was born in Ottawa, Illinois on March 11, 1924. He was the son of Lawrence and Ruth (Hall) Jones. He proudly served in the United States Army during World War II, serving in the Army Infantry in […]