Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
Posted inBaseball, Sports
Fredericktown clinches fourth straight KMAC title with win over Centerburg
FREDERICKTOWN — Hang the banner. The Freddies have done it again. Fredericktown clinched a share of its fourth straight Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference title on Monday, knocking off area rival Centerburg, 7-3, in a game featuring two of the state’s top Division III teams. “It’s been something that we’ve been talking about all season, as far […]
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‘We’ve gotta control our own destiny:’ How Knox County is preparing for Intel
Editor’s Note This is the first in a three-part series looking at how Intel, the largest private commercial investment in Ohio’s history, will impact Knox County. Part II is Saturday and Part III is Sunday. MOUNT VERNON — In the days after Intel announced it would be coming to Licking County – signaling the largest […]
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Fredericktown police shooting: Price pleads guilty, is sentenced to 10-13 years in prison
MOUNT VERNON — The man charged with pointing a gun at a Fredericktown police officer during an attempted traffic stop last June has pleaded guilty to three felony charges related to the incident – as well as one felony charge from an unrelated incident three months prior. He has been sentenced to 10-13 years in […]
Posted inSolutions
Tech-savvy signage keeps public safe in wake of 2019 Kokosing River tragedies
MOUNT VERNON — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was planning to install new safety signage along all 15 of the state’s scenic rivers in 2021, heading into the summer season. But Lori Totman could not wait. The Knox County Park District director had just witnessed what she described as the “nightmare” scenario: Two people […]
Posted inBusiness, Property Transfers
Property transfers: Lakefront Apple Valley property sells for $1.4 million
MOUNT VERNON — The following is a list of the latest Knox County property transfers from the Knox County auditor’s office for Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, 2022. Brown Township 22305 Beaver Rd., Brown Twp.; Connie J. Hodge to Derrick D. and Hadassah G. Morrison; $230,000 (Residential vacant land) Crestrose Circle, Brown Twp.; John Fair, […]
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Knox County grand jury indicts 2 people in child murder case; both plead not guilty
MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County grand jury has indicted two individuals suspected to be involved with the alleged murder of a 22-month-old child in Howard on Feb. 3. Both individuals have pleaded not guilty. Danial Shahan, 28, was indicted Feb. 14 on two charges: murder, an unclassified felony; and endangering children, a second-degree felony. […]
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STATE CHAMP: Madison’s Lyndsee Young caps off historic HS career with state wrestling title
HILLIARD — Lyndsee Young is bringing a state championship back to Richland County. The Madison senior capped off a groundbreaking high school career by going undefeated at this weekend’s Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association’s Girls State Tournament at Hilliard Davidson High School. She claimed the 140-pound trophy Sunday by defeating the state’s top-ranked wrestler, […]