MOUNT VERNON — Resumés detail a person’s previous employment. Interviews provide insight into personality traits. But, how can employers tell if a candidate is really the best fit for a job? A tool purchased by Opportunity Knox, Knox County’s employment center, is designed to assess just this. The tool, AcuMax Index, is a cognitive reasoning […]
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Open Source: What is the status of Schine’s Theatre construction in Ashland?
ASHLAND — Schine’s Theatre has been a feature of Ashland’s downtown since the 1940s. Originally known as The Ashland and later Ashland Square Cinemas, Schine’s Theatre began undergoing renovations after Ashland Schine’s Theatre Organization purchased the property in 2015. The city revamped the theatre’s facade as well as its electrical, ventilation and security systems before […]
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Fredericktown Schools expect revenue to exceed expenses in 5-year forecast
FREDERICKTOWN — School districts across the state will be impacted by Ohio’s adoption of the Fair School Funding Plan, Fredericktown Local Schools included. Some of the major changes to district funding in the five-year forecast shared during Tuesday’s school board meeting involved Fair School Funding Plan-related cost calculation changes. Under the plan, per-pupil costs are […]
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Supply chain complications challenge profits, production for local farmers
ASHLAND — Grain farmer Ed Piar is days away from concluding this year’s harvest. Once the frost melts off the remaining corn stalks on his land in southern Knox County, he begins his days on the combine harvester and does not stop until after the sun sets, which is common for farmers across north central […]
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Ashland nursing home makes resident wishes come true
ASHLAND — Rosalind “Bud” Brehm had always been dressed to impress. “She wasn’t just dressed to the nines, sometimes she was dressed to the 19s,” one of her daughters Leslie Crabtree said. And, she always had every hair in place, her other daughter Laurie Loftis added. Brehm had also been known by the larger Ashland […]
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Local restaurants face a new obstacle in the worker shortage: an applicant pool of mainly teenagers
This story has been published in partnership with Fortune as part of a Report for America initiative. ASHLAND, OHIO — Sales have surpassed pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels at Uniontown Brewing, a staple in Ashland, Ohio, known for its house-brewed taps and comfort fare. Uniontown is also seeing a surge in the number of job applicants in […]
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Open Source: What student mask exemptions are permitted in Ohio?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is in response to a reader-submitted question through Open Source, a platform where readers can submit questions to the staff. MOUNT VERNON — Mask-wearing requirements in north central Ohio schools are mainly dictated by each school district. Schools were in remote learning when the Ohio Department of Health issued the first mask mandates […]