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Yard Sale Trail set for May 2 & 3 in Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON – Get ready to treasure hunt or turn your clutter into cash. For the second straight year, the City of Mount Vernon will be having a Citywide Yard Sale Trail. This year’s event will be on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. Residents who want to host a sale as part of…

Don’t let spring sunshine fool you, Ohio waters remain cold

COLUMBUS – As Ohio begins to welcome warmer spring weather, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is reminding everyone that water temperatures remain dangerously cold. Lakes, rivers, and streams are slow to warm up this time of year, and even strong swimmers can experience cold water shock, exhaustion, or hypothermia within minutes. Nearly 80 percent…

Waitstill Hastings’ excess was a success in Knox County

MOUNT VERNON — In the early days of this column, I wrote about a disaster largely caused by the sloppiness of an early Knox County native, Lansford Hastings. Lansford had many successes in his life, including serving for a spell as the postmaster for the village of Oberlin, Ohio. One very definite failure, though, was…

A Stroll Through the Garden: Elderberries are ready to plant

To our reader who reached out for advice on this wonderful plant, I’m delighted you did! Growing elderberries in north central Ohio is something you can absolutely achieve with a little care. I remember having the same questions when I started. One thing to know: there are 20 to 30 related species of American Elder…



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