After a hiatus of about three months, the John Freshwater contract termination hearing is scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. on April 29.
On Tuesday, the Fredericktown Board of Education accepted the resignation of social studies teacher and head football coach Luke Beal, and subsequently employed Brian Baum to fill those positions.
Emergency officials say a hazmat incident involving mercury which occurred April 9 in Mount Vernon was handled quickly and safely, but the situation provided an opportunity to remind the public of the dangers of dealing with the substance and the importance of handling mercury safely and appropriately.
The Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District has received $450,000 to purchase a new rescue vehicle to help the county’s first responders protect area residents from fires and other disasters.
“They really wanted to show off this spring, I think,” Carolyn Cline said of the tall flowers with orange lily-like blossoms blooming at the side of her house on New Delaware Road.
Three stores in Fredericktown were burglarized last week, but the thieves didn’t find much to steal.
The Ohio Council for the Social Studies has named Mount Vernon High School teacher Bill Shriver as the High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year.
During the Knox County 9-1-1 Board meeting Wednesday, members discussed the future of communications in the county and how the board can help emergency agencies in the county fund some of the new technology which will be purchased in the next few years.
Knox County residents needing to mail 2009 tax returns by midnight tonight might need to make a drive to Columbus if forms are not dropped off in Mount Vernon by 5 p.m.
How well can a family of four eat on just $68.88 a week? For more than 38 million Americans, it's more than a matter of conjecture.
You wouldn't know it by the Tax Day rhetoric, but Americans are paying lower taxes this year, even with increases passed by many states to balance their budgets. Don't expect it to last.
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