By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — Inaction on the part of the owners of the former middle/high school on North Mulberry Street may ultimately lead to the city foreclosing on the property. Safety-Service Director Joel Daniels said that after reading a story on KnoxPages.com, interested buyers approached the current owner about buying […]
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Knox County Infirmary Ohio Historical Marker Dedication ceremony set for Thursday
BANGS – The Knox County Infirmary went by various names throughout history, including the Knox County Poorhouse, Poor Farm, Poor Asylum, and County Home. But through all of the name changes, its function remained the same for over a century: to serve as a place of refuge for the less fortunate citizens of Knox […]
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East Gambier Street paving project slows traffic
MOUNT VERNON – Motorists travelling in and out of downtown on East Gambier Street had to deal with slow downs and side street closures due to East Gambier Street paving Friday morning. Work is scheduled from Mulberry Street east to the Center Run Bridge. If the work isn’t completed today, it will continue over the […]
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Woods Church Road accident claims life of Delaware man
MOUNT VERNON – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at approximately 8:15 PM in Butler Township in Knox County. The crash occurred on County Road 38 (Woods-Church Road) south of SR 229. A 2005 Ford Excursion, driven by Tyler O. Weisgram, age 37, of […]
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Kenyon College receives $75 million donation
GAMBIER – Kenyon College announced today that it has received the largest gift in its nearly 200-year history, $75 million from an anonymous donor. This transformational gift will support the development of a new library and academic quad on Kenyon’s historic campus. The interdisciplinary hub in the core of campus will bring together 21st century […]
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United Way kicks off $1 million “Give where you live” campaign
By Marty Trese, KnoxPages.com Editor MOUNT VERNON – The 2017 United Way Kick-Off Breakfast, Good Morning Knox County, was held Friday morning and it was announced that the fundraising effort is already at 29% of its one million dollar goal. United Way has three investment areas – education, financial stability and health. For 2018 United […]
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9-1-1 calls on the rise
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — The number of calls the 9-1-1 dispatchers handle are on the rise compared to 2016, and an increasing number are drug related. Laura Webster, operations director for Knox County 9-1-1, told County Commissioners Teresa Bemiller and Roger Reed that as of Thursday morning, the dispatch center has […]
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Citizens group formed to support 1/2 percent income tax increase
By Marty Trese, KnoxPages.com Editor MOUNT VERNON – A citizens committee (Citizens for Mount Vernon) has been formed to promote passage of the 1/2 percent income tax increase to go before voters in the November, 2017 election. If passed, the tax will be used to to fund Police, Fire and EMS services. The City of […]
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Knox Co. law reports Sept. 13, 2017
Danville PD Citations 9/8/2017 Anesha Tharp, 21, Killbuck, Ohio – Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver license. 9/11/2017 Rondel Brady, 20, Danville – Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver license. 9/12/2017 Stephanie Miller, 32, Danville – Possessing Drug instruments. 9/7/2017 Burglary in the area of West Washington street. Barking dog […]
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Carfagna provides update on state’s efforts to combat Ohio’s drug epidemic
COLUMBUS – Addiction to opiates is an epidemic that has been plaguing our local communities, the state, and the nation as a whole for sometime. Ohio has been hit especially hard, with the most opiate-related deaths in the nation in 2015. State Representative Rick Carfagna, who represents Knox County and part of Delaware County at […]