When firefighters arrived at Colonial Village mobile home park in Fredericktown on a recent Saturday morning and began knocking on doors, they were there to prevent an emergency, not respond to one.

Despite signs that the local economy is beginning to rebound, ripple effects of the recession haven’t yet played out.
Several community members attended a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss their concerns about a possible water rate increase in the village.
Due to the overwhelming increase in the number of fingerprint, record checks and concealed handgun license applications being handled by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the payment of those fees has changed.
Mark Twain died on April 21, a century ago. It had been a quarter of a century since Twain's classic "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but Twain remains the country's most famous and beloved writer.
Goldman Sachs stepped up its defense against civil fraud charges Monday, telling clients it did not withhold information in a complex transaction involving risky mortgage securities.
Seventy-five Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are menacing even locked inside a wooden cage, but the cringe factor is just part of the attraction at the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo.
On Monday, the Centerburg Board of Education gave special recognition to the elementary student council.
According to the published agenda, the North Fork school board on Monday formally commended a number of students and athletes for outstanding accomplishments.
Monday’s Meet the Candidates Night provided a venue for the public to ask questions of the candidates for the Knox County Commissioner’s seat, the 90th District Ohio House of Representatives seat and the 19th District Ohio Senate seat.
Work has begun on updating the Knox County Comprehensive Plan, according to Regional Planning Commission secretary Darrel Severns.
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