Videographers from the Mount Vernon News, criss-crossed Knox County to talk with voters.

FREDERICKTOWN -- In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras, a country already suffering from poverty and lack of medical care.

MOUNT VERNON -- A Knox County grand jury handed down an indictment against William Garlic on Monday, on two counts of aggravated arson and one count of arson.

MOUNT VERNON -- Knox County Democrats gathered in Mazza's Restaurant on Tuesday night to hear the results of the primary elections. There was an atmosphere of hushed excitement as candidates and supporters waited for the results to come in.

MOUNT VERNON -- Knox County Republicans gathered at The Alcove on Tuesday night to receive election results, which were late coming in, due to voting machine problems elsewhere in the state. A number of hotly contested races were decided by close margins, according to the unofficial vote totals provided by the board of elections.

MOUNT VERNON -- Forty-five percent of Knox County voters turned out Tuesday, casting their votes for a number of positions and a variety of levies.

MOUNT VERNON -- Four school districts had issues on Tuesday's primary ballot. Two districts, Centerburg and East Knox, were successful in their efforts, one, Highland is still up in the air, and Johnstown-Monroe had mixed results.

MOUNT VERNON -- Celebrating Knox County's bicentennial, and in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Mount Vernon News'Newspaper in Education program, Michelle Hartman wrote a fictional chapter story called "History Thief."