CLEVELAND – Kenyon Ladies guard Paige Matijasich was named the North Coast Athletic Conference’s Player of the Week for the second time this season after another stellar week of play in which Kenyon won twice. With the recognition, Matijasich became the first Ladies player since former standout Maureen Hirt in 2013-14 to win the honor […]
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“Coaching Boys Into Men” training to be offered Jan. 25 at MVNU
MOUNT VERNON – New Directions, the Domestic Abuse Shelter and Rape Crisis Center of Knox County, has partnered with Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) and Mount Vernon Nazarene University Athletics for training sessions on Jan. 25. The training sessions will be concentrated on “Coaching Boys Into Men,” and will be presented by PAAR in the […]
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Five Iconic MLK Quotes
JANUARY 15 – Today, all Americans have a chance to pause and reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The American federal holiday honoring King, observed each year on the third Monday of January, was signed into law in 1983. King’s main legacy was the advancement of civil rights by using non-violent […]
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Cougar baseball picked fourth in Crossroads preseason poll
AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League has recently announced its 2018 Preseason Baseball Poll, with Mount Vernon Nazarene University being selected to finish fourth of the league’s 10 teams. The poll was voted upon by the Crossroads League’s 10 coaches, who selected Taylor University as the favorite for the 2018 title. The rest of the […]
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Fredericktown law report: Jan. 12, 2018
FREDERICKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Jan. 12 Vandalism complaint on Salem Ave.Traffic complaint on Long St
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Knox County Sheriff’s law report: Jan. 12-14, 2018
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Jan. 12 – The complainant, who lives on Hartford Rd. in Centerburg, advised that his upstairs neighbor came down and told him there was a fire upstairs. The complainant said he grabbed his fire extinguisher and ran upstairs but the fire was too big and he came back down. 9-1-1 was […]
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Explore Evolution of the Universe at free Ohio State Newark lecture
NEWARK — Take the ultimate 13.8 billion year journey to explore the universe through cosmic messengers: photons, neutrinos and gravitational waves. Join The Ohio State University at Newark Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Michael Stamatikos, Ph.D., on a cosmic journey through time as he presents, “Cosmic Messengers,” on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 7 to […]
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2 Knox County farms join historic Ohio list
REYNOLDSBURG – Two Knox County farms were among 125 new properties added to the Ohio Historic Family Farms program in 2017. The Barber Farm (1905) and the Buxton Farm (1909) were recognized in the past year as historic properties. They join other historic Knox County properties listed under the following names: Robert Elliott and Ronald Elliott, […]
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Rardon joins court staff as intervention specialist
MOUNT VERNON — Mike Rardon is the most recent addition to the adult probation staff in Knox County’s Common Pleas Court. He joined the staff as intervention specialist on Jan. 2. As intervention specialist, Rardon will work with the court’s intervention in lieu of conviction program. Intervention in lieu of conviction is a one-year program […]
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Free “Basics of Coyote Hunting/Trapping” workshop in Xenia
XENIA, Ohio — Sportsmen and women interested in pursuing coyotes are encouraged to attend a free, informational workshop on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Xenia, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR Division of Wildlife, Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) and Pitch Black Precision will cover basic topics such as life history, […]