COLUMBUS – East Knox senior Caleb Gallwitz has been named Division VI Central District Offensive Player of the Year for his efforts at running back this season. Gallwitz ran for 2,253 yards and 41 touchdowns during the Bulldogs’ undefeated regular season, and he tacked on 301 yards and three more scores during their first-round playoff win […]
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27 found guilty this week in Mount Vernon Municipal Court
MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon Municipal Court Judge John Thatcher found 27 people guilty after trials were held at the Mount Vernon Municipal Court this week. Nov. 13 Jeremy Hayes, 30, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Failing to Confine his Dog. The Court sentenced him to pay a $75 fine. Teresa Kyle, 61, […]
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the musical, in Columbus Dec. 13 & 14
COLUMBUS — Following five successful years of touring and more than 500 performances, the “most famous reindeer of all” from the longest-running and highest-rated holiday television special will fly into Columbus’ Palace Theatre Dec. 13 and 14 with the critically acclaimed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. The world’s most-famous reindeer and a holly jolly […]
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Mid-Ohio announces 2020 schedule dates
LEXINGTON – The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has announced its 2020 racing schedule, its 59th season of racing. “It’s going to be another great season racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2020. The schedule offers new features and look out for some shifting of event dates with the Summer Olympics happening next summer,” said Craig […]
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Mount Vernon teen wins Be Your Best Self award at Distinguished Young Woman of Ohio competition
MARYSVILLE – Mount Vernon’s Grace Allen was awarded a $500 cash scholarship Sunday in the Be Your Best Self category during a statewide scholarship program for high school girls held at Veteran’s Auditorium in Marysville. Allen was one of 19 high school senior girls from Ohio who competed to represent the state as the Distinguished […]
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RECIPE: Versatile winter squash can be made into elegant or simple dishes
The Cucurbit family has a long and legendary past. It is believed that this family dates back as far as 10,000 years or more and most likely originated in South, Central and North Americas. Members of the family include familiar names such as squash, gourd and pumpkin. The term winter squash is used because they […]
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Bitter cold expected tonight with temps dropping into single digits
MOUNT VERNON — The snow has stopped across north central Ohio after dumping three to four inches in some places and making travel difficult Monday night and into Tuesday morning. But now here comes the cold. Bitter cold. Polar bear cold. Temperatures, which normally range in the 30s/40s during November in Ohio, are about to […]
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Knox County Sheriff’s law report: Nov. 8 – 10, 2019
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Nov. 8 A deputy observed a black Honda parked on N. Acland St. in Gambier. The vehicle was blocking half of the two-way street making it impossible for two vehicles to pass on the road. It also made it difficult if an emergency vehicle tried to make the turn. The vehicle […]
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Historic Bellville mill houses thriving business
BELLVILLE — The old red mill sits on the banks of the Clear Fork river, bordered by the bike trail on one side and one of Bellville’s oldest roads on the other. Gazing at it is like glimpsing back in time, as if transported to the age when folks traveled the streets of Bellville by […]
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Bellville man, 23, battling back from stroke
BELLVILLE — Spencer Parsons was just like any other young man his age. The 23-year-old was starting a career, hanging out with friends, gaming and just starting to live his life. That was the plan until March 1. Spencer, a surgical nurse at Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, was looking forward to the weekend. […]