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A 50-acre section of The Woodlands in Mount Vernon has joined the Old-Growth Forest Network. Park district director David Heithouse says the designation affirms the woodland's quality and age; some trees may exceed 200 years. Timber…
Five members of the Capt. Peter Chapman II Composite Squadron joined 27 other Ohio Wing Civil Air Patrol members for a two-day Community Emergency Response Team class at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg. The course covered disaster…
Food For The Hungry is recruiting Knox County service clubs for its annual Friendly Challenge, part of the 45th campaign, with a $345,000 goal. Organizers say each dollar donated translates to $4.56 in buying power at the Mid-Ohio Food…
Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center’s virtual county spelling bees drew 106 students in grades 3–8 from Crawford, Morrow, Richland and Knox counties, Knox Pages reported. Remy Bishop of Centerburg won Knox County in 15 rounds; Willow…
The OHSAA’s penultimate football computer ratings, released Tuesday, show Danville locked into a Division VII first-round bye and Fredericktown, Centerburg and East Knox still in Division VI Region 23 contention. Fredericktown has…
The Knox County Career Center's Landscape & Ag Technology program placed first at the 11th Ohio High School Landscape Olympics, a competition run by the Ohio Green Industry Association at Ohio State's Wooster agricultural institute.…
The Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities announced that Andrew Taylor, shared director of service and support administration for Knox and Coshocton Counties, received the Leadership Award and Heather White, service and…
Knox County Ohio Indivisible and Signs on the Square organizers say a downtown Mount Vernon No Kings event on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1-2 p.m. will focus on nonpartisan early-voting participation. The source says the event is a…
Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau won two RUBY Awards from the Ohio Travel Association — Best Travel Guide & Planner and Best New Experience for the Knox County Coffee Trail — and was a Newsletter category finalist, Knox Pages…
Ohio's Division of Wildlife is again asking white-tailed deer hunters to consider taking an extra animal for the Field to Food Bank program, which sends processed venison to regional food banks and pantries. Donation windows run Oct.…
Ohio Means Jobs Knox County is increasing youth outreach and workforce training this fall, workforce administrator Brandy Booth told county commissioners. The agency launched a social media campaign, designated September as attendance…
Ohio released Career Technical Planning District report cards for 2025-26. Knox County Career Center received an overall 5-star rating, extending a four-year streak. The district met 100% of federal indicators and posted high marks for…