WASHINGTON, D. C. -- In an issues briefing before members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation on Capitol Hill this week, American Farm Bureau Federation farm bill specialist Mary Kay Thatcher said that farmers have a big problem right now. She referred to a negative editorial which ran Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, which criticized the Farm Bureau for lobbying for increased funding in the farm bill at a time when crop prices are at record high levels.

MOUNT VERNON -- Practical nursing students at the Knox County Career Center have reached the halfway point on their quest to become nursing professionals.

Taking it to the street

MOUNT VERNON -- The city's water park will be opening around the end of May, and the mayor wants people to know they can get a discount on the membership rates if they buy early.

MOUNT VERNON -- The high cost of fuel has hit everyone hard, and it doesn't look like the prices are going to come down any time soon.