MOUNT VERNON -- This winter has been particularly hard on township roads throughout the county. Repeated rising and falling temperatures, as well as a large amount of precipitation, has led to deteriorating conditions on some township roads.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Late Wednesday afternoon, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., made an unexpected and unscheduled appearance at an Ohio Farm Bureau Forum to announce breaking news. Farm Bureau members were in Washington for their annual County Presidents Trip.

MOUNT VERNON -- Liz Springer received the Outstanding Teacher of the Month award at Wednesday's meeting of the Governing Board of the Knox County Educational Service Center.