Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
Posted inBaseball, Sports
Fredericktown sweeps Northmor, clinches fifth straight KMAC title
IBERIA – The Fredericktown Freddies came into this week knowing they’d need to be sharp. They were the state’s top-ranked Division III team, carrying an undefeated record through the first month of regular season play. But they were set to square off twice against a formidable foe – the Northmor Golden Knights, who had lost […]
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Knox County woman pleads guilty to role in 2022 death of child
MOUNT VERNON — A Howard woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to her role in the 2022 death of her 22-month-old child. Savannah C. Masters, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of permitting child abuse, a first-degree felony, in Knox County Common Pleas Court. She admitted to allowing her boyfriend, Danial L. Shahan, to beat her daughter […]
Posted inSports
Doup named Fredericktown’s next athletic director
FREDERICKTOWN — Tim Doup arrived 30 minutes early to Fredericktown’s school board meeting Tuesday night. The 31-year coach had been here before – three times, in fact, during the interview process – but he’d yet to fully take in the town. It all seemed nice enough. And then he worked his way toward Stadium Drive, […]
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Loudonville to join KMAC in all sports in 2024-25
LOUDONVILLE — The Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference’s search for an eighth member began in March 2020, when Highland announced its impending departure. It ended Monday, on a cold night in the Mohican hills, by way of a league invitation and a school board vote. Loudonville will become a full member of the KMAC in the 2024-25 […]
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Knox County man to be sentenced March 9 on 2 felonies related to 22-month-old’s death
MOUNT VERNON — A Howard man will be sentenced March 9 after pleading guilty to two felony charges related to his role in the 2022 death of a 22-month old child. Danial L. Shahan, 29, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 in the Knox County Court of Common Pleas to one count of voluntary manslaughter, a first-degree […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports
Fredericktown clinches KMAC title outright with wire-to-wire win over Northmor
IBERIA – The things Fredericktown did well Friday night don’t end up on highlight reels. Rebounding in traffic: boxing out, grabbing the ball with two hands and chinning it. Taking quality shots: moving the ball around, cutting hard and passing sharp, and working until an open look presents itself. Playing composed and connected: maintaining a […]
Posted inCitizens Agenda, Solutions
What would it take for Fredericktown to begin live-streaming its public meetings?
About This Series This is the first in a three-part solutions journalism series about how – and why – local municipalities are live-streaming their public meetings. Part II will publish on Thursday and Part III will publish on Friday. FREDERICKTOWN — In October 2021, Knox Pages held an hour-long community engagement event in Fredericktown called […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports
Carpenter’s career-high 35 helps Freddies stay unbeaten in KMAC
FREDERICKTOWN – At first glance, it’s Kaid Carpenter’s shoulders that stand out. The Fredericktown senior runs 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, but it’s the way those pounds are allocated that draws attention. Carpenter is built like a lion. His golden mane flows down to a chiseled physique, with tree-trunk legs and a barrel chest accentuated by two […]
