FREDERICKTOWN — The annual Fredericktown Tomato Show is underway, which means so are the traditional festivities. On Wednesday night, that included the crowning of 2024 Little Miss Tomato. The honoree was Caroline Titus. The runner-up was Annie Robbins. The second runner-up was Emerson Smith. The third runner-up was Hope Farley.
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Fredericktown school enforces new cell phone ban during school hours
FREDERICKTOWN — Cell phone use during school hours at Fredericktown Local School was banned at Tuesday’s special meeting. The policy, effective for the 2024-25 school year, was introduced at June’s special board of education meeting, in a quest to enhance student engagement and academic focus. The cell phone policy applies to all students on school […]
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Five new members added to Fredericktown Hall of Honor
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown Local Schools have welcomed five new inductees into the district’s alumni hall of honor. The hall of honor recognizes graduates, living and deceased, who, through their exemplary actions and achievements reflect positively on the Fredericktown Local Schools so that present-day students may identify with their efforts and establish goals for the future. […]
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Butler was the site of a spectacular 2-train crash in 1854
BUTLER — The article in the Mt. Vernon True Whig starts dramatically: “A Terrible Accident. — One of the most disastrous accidents that ever occurred on the S. M. & N. Railroad, was that of yesterday morning.” That may sound like a major disaster of epic proportions, but it helps to know a couple of […]
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Fredericktown veterinarian charged with sex with a pony, 2 counts of domestic violence
FREDERICKTOWN — A Fredericktown veterinarian is charged with having sex with an animal and two counts of domestic violence against people after a March 31 incident at the family’s farm on Knox Lake Road. Dr. Phillip R. Dilts, 66, entered not guilty pleas this week in Mount Vernon Municipal Court to the misdemeanor charges, which […]
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Habitat For Humanity hands keys to Fredericktown homeowner
FREDERICKTOWN — Terry Schulz knew Angela Segovia was ready to be a homeowner. Schulz fought for Segovia during the Knox County Habitat for Humanity home application process. “Something from the initial application I knew we had the right person for this house,” Schulz said. “It’s going to be a perfect house.” In the end, he […]
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Ackerman Nature Preserve adds two bird-watching blinds
FREDERICKTOWN – Bird watchers will now have a more comfortable way to enjoy their hobby thanks to two new bird blinds installed at the Ackerman Nature Preserve on Wednesday. The bird blinds were possible thanks to citizen donations totaling $5,300. Established in 2012 through a generous gift from the Ackerman family to the Fredericktown Recreation […]
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Here’s a glimpse of downtown Fredericktown before pavement
FREDERICKTOWN — Tim Ashcraft runs a great Facebook group, called Memories of Knox County, Ohio. I wanted to share an excellent old postcard photo he posted to the group that shows downtown Fredericktown somewhere in the early 1900s. Looking down the hill toward the mill, there is a prominent large building that group member James […]
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Freddies announce Gary & Sharon Ritchey Streby Scholarship
FREDERICKTOWN — The Fredericktown High School Alumni Association is pleased to announce their 32nd fully endowed scholarship; the “Gary & Sharon Ritchey Streby Scholarship.” This scholarship, which will be first awarded to a 2024 FHS graduate, was funded by Gary Streby to honor the memory of his wife, Sharon Ritchey Streby who was a 1961 FHS […]
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Now & Then: Fredericktown’s Mill St. in 1912 and 111 years later
FREDERICKTOWN — It’s fun to catch glimpses of familiar spots in historical images. Sometimes there are significant differences, yet other times the veil between now and then is pretty thin. This image of the curve outside of Fredericktown on East Mill Street is recognizable in either version. The vintage image is a postcard from 1912 […]