FREDERICKTOWN — Schools and government are intertwined but don’t necessarily work in lockstep. Both have their own administrative and elected boards. Both have their own treasurer, their own mayoral figure. But they’re not the same, as they have separate duties. At Knox Pages’ “Talk the Vote” event last fall, Fredericktown citizens said they wanted stronger communication between […]
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Boxer Christy Martin shares her story of a champion combating domestic violence
MOUNT VERNON — New Directions kicked off October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month last week with a dinner featuring Boxing Hall of Famer Christy Martin. A coal miner’s daughter hailing from a small town in southern West Virginia, Martin said she grew up never seeing or knowing about domestic violence. She played sports and went […]
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Fredericktown sawmill fire draws numerous departments to quell the blaze
FREDERICKTOWN — A Fredericktown sawmill blaze brought fire departments from Knox County and Richland, Morrow and Delaware counties to quell the nearly 12-hour inferno. A roughly one acre patch of ground covered with wood slabs caught on fire Wednesday after embers were brought over by a nearby fire due to the 15 mph winds, Fredericktown […]
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Centerburg Old Time Farming Festival returns this weekend
CENTERBURG — Centerburg is hosting another year of its old-time farming festival, filled with a parade, live bands, food contests and the chicken dance. The theme for this year’s festival is “save our farmland,” festival secretary Annamarie Smith said. Smith said all the bands are new for the festival’s 30th year with classic games making a […]
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Fredericktown looks to increase communication between district & parents
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown Supt. Gary Chapman discussed increased communication plans between the district and community at Tuesday’s September board of education meeting. Newsletter designer Monica Leichtenberg, distributed a prototype of the upcoming newsletter to board members and Chapman, detailing what the letter will showcase. The goal is to show off the kids, Leichtenberg said. “That’s what […]
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‘It’s getting real now’: Knox County officials react to Intel groundbreaking
MOUNT VERNON — You know a project is significant when the president of the United States is invited to its kick-off event. That was evident Friday, when a number of Knox County officials ventured to Johnstown as President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address at Intel’s long-anticipated groundbreaking ceremony. Jeff Gottke, president of the Knox […]