Taking it to the Streets

MOUNT VERNON — A 20-year hiatus must have been a good thing. Mount Vernon's Kim Boner had been a high school cross country runner at Cardington in the mid-1980s but didn't pursue running after that, at least not for a while.

HILLIARD — The season ended for the Mid-Buckeye Champion Centerburg Trojans volleyball team as it went down in defeat, 25-19, 26-24, 25-14, at the hands of the Elgin Comets in Division III Central District tournament semifinal action at Hilliard Bradley High School on Thursday night.

FREDERICKTOWN — Often seen at the Knox County Fair as well as the Mount Vernon Christmas Parade with his team of horses, Dean Shira is known for his enthusiasm in showing and driving these prestigious Percherons.

MOUNT VERNON — Chuck Strickler, anchorman for WBNS 10TV, will serve as grand marshal for the 2010 Christmas Parade.

MOUNT VERNON — The Heritage Centre Association is hosting its Annual Christmas Parade Auction tonight at The Parkside Restaurant & Tavern, 108 Mount Vernon Ave.

MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Board of Health approved the hiring of Stuart M. Lentz as the new Environmental Health Director for the health department on Wednesday night.

MOUNT VERNON — The investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed the former Kresge building at 201 S. Main St. is moving forward, though few details are currently available.

FREDERICKTOWN — The Knox County Partners in Tourism group met Wednesday evening at the Fredericktown Community Park to discover everything the Fredericktown Park District has to offer.

HOWARD — It's a matter of respectability. Not just in the area, but in one's own backyard.

Devil-Dog Game

game time

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 30

East Knox High School

history

These two schools have been going head-to-head on the gridiron since 1960, with the Blue Devils, who have won ten of the last eleven meetings, leading the series 32-20. There has been one tie.

discussion

2010 Devil Dog Game

MOUNT VERNON — It's been a few years since the Mount Vernon football team's final game has had much meaning. This year, it's dripping with reasons to watch.

MOUNT VERNON — Small fires continue to flair up in the old Kresge building after Monday's fire consumed the inside.

MOUNT VERNON — Though the smell of smoke lingered in the air from Monday's fire at 201 S. Main St., several stores on the north side of downtown were able to open yesterday with some customers venturing in to shop.

MOUNT VERNON — Monday's fire in downtown Mount Vernon altered business plans a bit for some area store owners, while others are doing what they can to be open as much as normal.

MOUNT VERNON — Five days remain until numerous candidates and issues will be decided on in the 2010 general election Tuesday, Nov. 2. Knox County residents can still elect to vote early, according to Kim Horn, director of the Knox County Board of Elections.

NEWARK — Documents obtained from the Licking County Probate/Juvenile Court suggest an end to the civil rights lawsuit filed by the Dennis family against suspended Mount Vernon Middle School science teacher John Freshwater may be in sight.