By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — City Council approved a grant application on Monday night that brings the long-term vision for Ariel-Foundation Park one step closer to completion. The $1,005,000 Transportation Alternatives Grant will be used to connect the Heart of Ohio Trail to the Kokosing Gap Trail under the southernmost arch of […]
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KCSO looking for suspects they say passed bad checks
MOUNT VERNON – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify two suspects involved in cashing fraudulent checks at the Killbuck Bank locations in Howard and Danville on Tuesday May 24, 2016 around 3:00pm. Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy Scott Baker or Detective James Ferenbaugh at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Knox County Law Enforcement reports May 23, 2016
FPD 5-21: Fredericktown PD logo Alarm drop on W. Sandusky St. Suspicious vehicle on N. Main St. Tara D. Burkey, Mt. Gilead, citation for speed. 5-22: Animal related complaint on S. Edgehill Dr. 911 hang up call on W. Mound St. Assisted the squad on S. Main St.
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Mysteries solved: Class ring draws Fla. resident home
MANSFIELD — Class rings are special. That’s why Cherie Kissiar, a 1991 Mansfield Senior High graduate cried when she was reunited with her class ring Wednesday after Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Mid-Ohio owner Trent Dawson found it in the sewer. “It has a lot of meaning to me,” she said. “I don’t know how to […]
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‘Coach J’ still giving back to community
ASHLAND — In more than a decade as a member of Ohio State’s football family, Stan Jefferson has witnessed some of the most memorable games in program history. Only a handful of them can trump that Friday night in late October of 2000. Jefferson was the head coach at Mansfield Senior. On the opposite sideline […]
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Beyond the Bench
MANSFIELD, Ohio — The walls of the nondescript second-story office overlooking Park Avenue are a muted baby blue, no doubt painted that color to put at ease the men and women who visit it. Sunlight floods the room through the partially drawn shades, casting a glare on the picture frames hung from an interior wall. […]
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‘Before the League’ NFL documentary has local ties
SHELBY, Ohio – Two area sports authorities lent their expertise to a now-running documentary series on the history of professional American football and origins of the National Football League. Jim Stoner, author of the play “The Black Cyclone” and Richland Source’s Larry Phillips each contributed to the first episode – entitled “Origins” – of the six-part series […]
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Mount Vernon quick strikes help Yellow Jackets sting Madison, 38-19
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Trailing 12-0 at Madison on a soggy Friday night, the unbeaten Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets needed a spark. What they got was a flame in the form of a jet named Nate Davis. The 5-10, 165-pound senior state track star caught five passes for 252 yards and TDs of 89, 80 and […]
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‘Mulch’ ado about planting
It’s the middle of June a few years ago, and I’m chatting with an acquaintance. The subject turns to gardening, as it often does when I am involved. (You may consider this fair warning: do not strike up a conversation with me unless you want to discuss gardening.) I mention to her that I am […]
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Growing your own food doesn’t have to be rocket science
There are many ways to garden, and none are right or wrong. I use many methods here on the farmstead, including the black plastic method, which is by far one of the quickest and easiest. It has always been successful for me. I’ve been told many times that it just can’t be done, often while […]