BUTLER TOWNSHIP -- The Kokosing River winds far below a high bank dotted with hemlock trees and huge, moss-covered boulders into which people have carved their names.

Sweet Revenge's 33rd reunion concert Saturday night started mellow with the '50s hit "Teen Angel."It was the mark of a band that didn't feel hurried to prove itself, for it knew just what it'd be able to deliver by evening's end, when the group virtually blew the roof off the Memorial Theater with a hard-rocking version of "Freebird."

MOUNT VERNON -- New home construction in Knox County continued to fall in 2007, according to county and city data.

MOUNT VERNON -- Those of us who have long craved a glass of chocolate milk after prolonged exercise may finally have the scientific answer as to why.

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SPARTA -- Highland pitcher Lance Stambaugh scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out four, to give the Scots a complete-game, 9-5, victory over visiting East Knox in the nightcap of their doubleheader Saturday.

MOUNT VERNON -- Saturday marked a historic day for the Mount Vernon High School boys volleyball program. Unfortunately, it also marked a loss.