FREDERICKTOWN — Mike Amheiser wasn’t expecting to arm wrestle at 63 years old. He wasn’t expecting to be good at it either. Amheiser, co-owner of the Pizza Dock, has arm wrestlers come to his shop weekly, just to challenge him. Amheiser doesn’t train. He doesn’t lift weights. He doesn’t go to the gym and he’s […]
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GALLERY: Hungry for raccoon? Hundreds gather for 80th dinner anniversary
A Danville Raccoon Dinner volunteer hands over a full plate of raccoon, green beans, mash potatoes and cornbread to a customer at the 80th dinner. DanvilleRaccoonDinner02 DanvilleRaccoonDinner03 DanvilleRaccoonDinner04 DanvilleRaccoonDinner05 DanvilleRaccoonDinner06 DanvilleRaccoonDinner07 DanvilleRaccoonDinner08 DanvilleRaccoonDinner09 DanvilleRaccoonDinner10 DanvilleRaccoonDinner11 DanvilleRaccoonDinner12 DanvilleRaccoonDinner13 DanvilleRaccoonDinner14 DanvilleRaccoonDinner15 DanvilleRaccoonDinner16 DanvilleRaccoonDinner17 DanvilleRaccoonDinner18 DanvilleRaccoonDinner19 DanvilleRaccoonDinner20 IMG_9265.JPG IMG_9269.JPG IMG_9284.JPG IMG_9298.JPG IMG_9305.JPG IMG_9310.JPG IMG_9312.JPG IMG_9314.JPG IMG_9319.JPG IMG_9323.JPG IMG_9327.JPG […]
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Fredericktown proves to be too much for Centerburg
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown boys basketball team took a bit of a victory lap on Friday night, and the community reveled in the affair. The Freddies, who already clinched the Knox-Morrow Athletic Conference title outright, rolled over rival Centerburg 49-38 on Friday night and then cut down the nets in front of a home crowd. […]
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GALLERY: Fredericktown 49, Centerburg 38
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Knox County Prosecutor sets Ohio law precedent in sex-offender case
MOUNT VERNON — The Ohio Supreme Court recently upheld a three-year, nine-month sentence in a Knox County case that set a precedent for sex offender registration violations. Knox County Prosecutor Chip McConville argued State vs. Ashcraft, noting repeat violators of Ohio’s sex offender registration laws are subject to a sentence for the violation itself and […]
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Victims identified, no foul play suspected in Centerburg house fire
CENTERBURG — Authorities have identified the elderly couple found dead in a Centerburg house fire on Sunday morning. James V. Pickett, 80, and his wife, Joan V. Pickett, 78, were found inside their home at 3500 Long Road. They had been married nearly 60 years. State Fire Marshal public information officer Andy Ellinger said Wednesday authorities believe […]
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East Knox parents respond to concerns of 2nd-grade son wearing dress to school
Editor’s NoteThe names of the parents and child in this story have been withheld in the interests of the minor. HOWARD — An East Knox second grade boy who has worn a dress on occasion to class has caused concern for some in the district, which was expressed by a number of citizens during the district’s December […]
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Two people dead in Centerburg house fire
CENTERBURG — Two adults are dead after several fire departments were called to a Centerburg house fire Sunday morning. The two adults, whose identities haven’t been released, are dead after a fire erupted around 9:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Long Road. One firefighter suffered minor upper-body burns, but was the lone injury among those […]
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GALLERY: Fredericktown Christmas Walk 2022
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Fredericktown Board of Education approves former teacher’s memorial scholarship
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s Board of Education approved a memorial scholarship from a former teacher, JoAnn P. Ewalt, at Tuesday’s meeting. The William R. Ewalt and JoAnn P. Ewalt Charitable Remainder Unitrust Agreement will give one half of the remaining trust estate to the Fredericktown Local School District. These funds will create the JoAnn P. Ewalt Memorial […]