COLUMBUS, OH – The 2018-2019 small game and migratory bird hunting seasons and the trapping seasons were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The hunting season date proposals prepared by the ODNR Division of Wildlife maintain many traditional opening dates. Proposals concerning […]
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FIRST Lego Tournament cancelled for Jan. 13
NEWARK, Ohio — Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the FIRST Lego League tournament scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13, on the shared campus of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has been cancelled. Ohio State Newark/COTC will be closed beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12 and […]
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Knox County hunters harvest fewer deer during this year’s muzzleloader season
COLUMBUS — Hunters checked 13,268 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 6-9, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). During last year’s muzzleloader season, 15,843 white-tailed deer were checked. Muzzleloader hunters in Knox County harvested 328 deer during this year’s season, compared to 340 deer harvested during muzzleloader season in 2017. Hunters […]
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Flu cases increase significantly in Knox County
MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Health Department reports that confirmed cases of influenza have increased significantly in Knox County during the past few days with several hospitalizations. The 2017-18 flu season in Ohio and nationally is looking similar to what was seen during the 2014-15 flu season which at the time was the most […]
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ODNR to host educational program on managing conflicts with Canada geese
COLUMBUS — To biologists, Canada geese are an outstanding conservation success story. Once extirpated from the state as a breeding species, Ohio now supports a healthy, growing population. However, to a landowner they can be viewed as nuisances that create conflict. Learn more about conflict management with Canada geese during a free public program on […]
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If you rely on Facebook to deliver local news, you need to read this
Over the next few months, posts from brands of all kinds – including from local news sites like Knox Pages – will appear significantly less often in your Facebook news feed, according to Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This is a big deal for readers of local news. Zuckerberg made the major announcement Thursday night, and it will almost […]
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Ohio seniors: Protect yourself and those around you from the flu
COLUMBUS – In response to news that flu activity in Ohio is now widespread, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Aging urge older Ohioans and their families to be aware of seniors’ elevated risk of complications from flu and take steps to prevent its spread. “For many reasons, older adults are […]
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Health dept. to close early due to weather
MOUNT VERNON — Due to the hazardous winter weather forecast to begin this afternoon, the Knox County Health Department and the Knox County Community Health Center will close at noon today, Jan. 12. The Health Department and the Health Center will also be closed Monday, Jan. 15 in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. […]
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Mount Vernon rallies, completes season sweep of Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mount Vernon answered Madison’s run with one of its own. The Yellow Jackets erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and completed the season sweep of the short-handed Rams with a 49-44 win at Madison Middle School on Thursday. The game was tied 27-27 with less than two minutes remaining in the third quarter […]
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PHOTO GALLERY: 58th annual Knox County Spelling Bee
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