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 Knox County Health Commissioner Julie Miller informed him Monday evening that an East Knox junior/senior high school teacher had tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). […]
Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
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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 answered questions about how COVID-19 might impact Tuesday’s primary election.
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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 public transportation, proposing the creation of a $9 billion passenger rail system that would serve 83 percent of Ohioans. To his surprise, the post took […]
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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 in 2019. Before stepping down in 2017, Hartley had coached at Fredericktown for 16 years, serving as head coach for the last three. In this […]
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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 received a text from his mother. It included a screenshot of a Facebook post from Bellville Mayor Teri Brenkus. She’d taken a selfie with Baughman, […]
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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 class of inductees. Knox Pages reporter Grant Pepper helped research each inductee in preparation for the ceremony. This week, we will run stories based on […]
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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 class of inductees. Knox Pages reporter Grant Pepper helped research each inductee in preparation for the ceremony. This week, we will run stories based on […]
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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 in school history, the coaching staff led the team in prayer. Players and coaches kneeled and bowed their heads near midfield, and community members joined […]
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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 in the front. “Broerman Farms,” it reads in painted green letters. “Turkey products direct from our farm to your table.” This is where north central […]
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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 of Beckley and Upper Fredericktown Roads, just outside of Mount Vernon, that was “completely on fire.” “The house is engulfed in flames,” the woman said. […]