Knox County
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Utica holds Intel mega project update
EDITOR’S NOTE: Knox Pages is taking a closer look at how Intel will affect Knox County. This is the fourth part in a continuing series. Part I is here, Part II is here, and Part III is here. Upcoming articles will take a look at housing and the correlation between workforce and skill sets. UTICA […]
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Open Source: FBI arrests man in Mount Vernon in connection with theft case
MOUNT VERNON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man at the Mount Vernon Lowe’s on Saturday afternoon in a fraud investigation. Lin Kai was initially booked into the Knox County Jail on Saturday on a theft without consent charge. Kai was transferred out of the jail Monday morning and is believed to be […]
Posted inWeather
Snow, cold … and then warmer and rain
The snow showed up a bit later than expected, but like a late-arriving guest at your house during the holiday season, it’s going to stick around today a bit longer than desired. And the cold is revving up behind it again for the weekend. Hang in there, however. A mid-January thaw is coming next week, […]
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Snow coming: NWS predicts next chapter of Ohio winter about to be written
“I can taste the tin of the sky — the real tin thing. Winter drawn is the color of metal, The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves.” — Walking in Winter by Sylvia Path MANSFIELD — Cloudy, sullen skies. Check. Bitter cold. Check. Biting winds. Check. Dangerous wind-chill conditions. Check. Snow. Incoming. Another chapter […]
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Former Knox County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced in $500K elderly couple theft case
MOUNT VERNON — A former Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy is expected to spend 90 days in the county jail after pleading guilty of stealing over $500,000 from an elderly couple. Danial Bobo, 51, of Gambier, pleaded guilty to theft, a first-degree felony; three counts of telecommunications fraud, third- and fourth-degree felonies; and two counts […]
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Fredericktown Council fills 2 vacancies with appointments
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown Village Council filled two vacant seats at Tuesday’s meeting. Scott McKnight and Ray Brewer were appointed to council in a unanimous vote. Current councilman and president pro tempore Rick Lanuzza recommended appointing Brewer and McKnight with councilman James Hobson seconding. Brewer and McKnight were previously on council with their terms ending, respectively, […]
Posted inSolutions
Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days
MOUNT VERNON — Jerry Scott has been a police chaplain for more than five years. In those five years, he’s been on the scene for 100-plus death calls. Whether it’s a homicide, suicide, or overdose, he’s there to pray with the families affected by the tragic circumstances no one saw coming. He’s also present for […]
Posted inSolutions
Lear, Miller sponsor ‘Never Alone Act’
The Never Alone Act allows patients and residents to designate someone to come sit with them regardless of what’s going on in the world.
Posted inOpen Source
Fredericktown streetscape project expected to be complete by Tomato Show ’24
FREDERICKTOWN — Fredericktown’s streetscape project is expected to be completed by the 2024 Tomato Show. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project, begun in 2018 at a cost of more than $1.5 million, is about to hit the ground running. Contractor Smith Paving is expected to begin preliminary work in mid-March 2024, weather permitting, Fredericktown […]