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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Shelby native, Abraxas vets boost outpatient addiction treatment facility in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – An addiction treatment facility opened its doors on the corner of West Gambier and Mechanics Street in Mount Vernon in December, aiming to approach services with compassion and to eliminate treatment barriers with court liaisons. The treatment facility, Knox Recovery, offers outpatient and intensive outpatient services as well as regular Alcoholics Anonymous […]
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Ohio assistant AG informal opinion: Fredericktown school board members-elect in conflict of interest
FREDERICKTOWN – An informal opinion from the Ohio attorney general’s office states two board members-elect for Fredericktown Local Schools cannot serve as local school board members while being employed by the joint vocational school — Knox County Career Center — that serves the local school district. Assistant Attorney General Byers Emmerling offered that opinion, written […]
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Ashlander who survived Gestapo questioning recounts World War II history through art
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Richland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. ASHLAND — Ashland resident Josianne Stone, 94, was 13 years old when the Nazi occupation of Belgium began in her rural hometown near the French border. But war […]
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Gambier Christmas tree farm sees consistent sales following nearly a decade of preparation
GAMBIER — David Engle devised a retirement plan while working as a lawyer in Cleveland in the early 2000s. He would run a Christmas tree farm on his family’s land in Gambier, with no prior tree farming knowledge. In 2013, Engle planted his first crop of trees while still practicing law, anticipating the trees would […]
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Bond set at $25K for Columbus man in case of missing Knox County teen
MOUNT VERNON – Knox County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Jay Nixon set bond at $25,000 on Wednesday for Dustin Theophilus, 38, of Columbus, in connection with seven counts of interference with custody in the case of a missing Knox County teenager. The defense waived a formal arraignment and will submit a written plea to the common pleas court of […]
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Former Fredericktown supt. James Peterson takes interim role starting Jan. 3
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s school board approved the appointment of former Fredericktown superintendent James Peterson to serve as interim superintendent starting Jan. 3. Peterson will resume the position the day after current superintendent Susan Hayward’s resignation takes effect, which the board approved at a special meeting earlier this month. Peterson will serve as interim superintendent until July […]
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Fredericktown superintendent resigns
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s school board voted Tuesday to approve the resignation of superintendent Susan Hayward, which will take effect Jan. 2, 2022. “I have submitted my resignation to pursue another professional opportunity,” Hayward wrote in an email to Knox Pages. “My sincere thanks to those who have supported me during my tenure as superintendent. I […]
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OPEN SOURCE: Why were trees cut down along U.S. 42 in Ashland?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can ask Ashland Source’s newsroom to investigate a question. ASHLAND — Our readers took notice of trees being removed along a well-used highway in the county, U.S. Route 42, and asked us who was behind it and why. […]
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Centerburg employs program Galion advocates to keep students from falling behind
CENTERBURG — Centerburg’s Intensive Care Unit program, implemented this school year, tracks missing assignments in a school-wide database and serves as a tool for academic interventions for struggling students. If an assignment is missing, a student’s grade is “sick,” hence the name ICU, student services coordinator Stephanie Pound said. Centerburg hired Pound and student liaison […]