LINCOLN, Nebraska — Ohio State has played football for 127 seasons and in all that time a Buckeye starting quarterback has never authored a better game than J.T. Barrett fashioned on Saturday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. How do we know this? Simple, really. Barrett played for eight series in ninth-ranked Ohio State’s 56-14 pounding of […]
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KCH presents breast cancer awareness education event
MOUNT VERNON – The Knox Community Hospital Center for Cancer Care encourages you to join us to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a free breast cancer education event on Monday, October 30 at 6:15 pm. This inspiring event will not only be interesting, but it will be educational as well. The guest speaker for this […]
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Rep. Carfagna sponsors bill to expand broadband service
COLUMBUS—State Representative Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) met with members of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) on Friday to discuss House Bill 281, legislation he is sponsoring that deals with broadband expansion in Ohio. House Bill 281 would effectively combine efforts by government and private enterprise with the goal of expanding broadband connectivity […]
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Maplewood condo expansion plans raise concerns
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — More development may be coming to the corner of Gambier Road (Ohio 229) and Eastern Star Road. Frank Rosato, vice president of the Newark-based Southgate Corp., told the city’s Municipal Planning Commission that plans to proceed with Phase 2 of Maplewood Condominiums have been “dusted off and […]
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“The Innocents” brings classic haunted tale to life on Alcove stage
MOUNT VERNON – The Alcove Restaurant Dinner Theater announces its 2017-18 season with a Halloween season offering, “The Innocents” by William Archibald, based on Henry James’ iconic novella, “The Turn Of The Screw.” The1898 Gothic horror story begins when a young governess(Courtney DeCosky) arrives at an English estate to oversee two precocious, orphaned youngsters (Eli […]
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Ribbon cutting held for Wally Road
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter GLENMONT — With a snip of the scissors, a vision 20 years in the making was finally fulfilled. A ribbon cutting ceremony held at Mohican Wilderness on Thursday marked the completion of the Wally Road project. In addition to paving the 4.1-mile stretch in Knox County, part of the road […]
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Commissioners revise amount of sales tax increase
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — On Thursday, the county commissioners accomplished what they originally set out to do regarding raising the county’s sales tax, but it has not been a smooth path to the final result. Commissioners can raise the sales tax under two sections of the Ohio Revised Code; Knox County […]
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Plans for new St. Vincent rectory scrutinized by Historical Review Commission
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — Curb appeal, height and front doors are the things that need addressed before the Historical Review Commission approves a new housing facility for Catholic priests on the corner of East High and McArthur streets. Mark Stewart, facilities manager for St. Vincent de Paul Parish, presented blueprints for […]
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Law Reports Oct. 13, 2017
KCSO 10/12/17 – The complainant advised the KCSO that several items were taken from his boat at the Knox Marina, near Fredericktown. He advised that his gas tank had been taken along with a Boss marine stereo and two Lawrence six-inch speakers. The complainant requested a report be made to document the incident. 10/11/17 […]
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MVPD new K-9 officer introduced at Town Hall meeting
By Marty Trese, KnoxPages.com Editor MOUNT VERNON – MVPD’s new K-9 officer and handler were introduced together at Thursday night’s 5th Town Hall meeting to discuss the local drug epidemic. The dog will assist law enforcement in the fight against drugs. Thursday night’s focus was on the financial toll the epidemic is having on the […]