Samuel R. Speck, 84, Fredericktown, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Knox Community Hospital.
Philip Kempton
Philip Kempton, 74, of Vinton, Virginia, and formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, with family by his side.
Lorena M. ‘Lou’ Cornet
Lorena M. “Lou” Cornet went home to her Lord and Savior May 17, 2018, at the Knox Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Norma Jean Clark
Norma Jean Clark, 83, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Emory B. Carper
Emory B. Carper, 80, of Mount Vernon, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 16, 2018, at the Mount Vernon Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Should sports betting be legal? Why?
No, because it will deter the players from wanting to win.
Under construction
A special concrete truck was used on the Pleasant Street reconstruction project Friday.
School year goes out with a bang
The 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Ashland, was at the Mount Vernon Middle School Friday firing a cannon during each class period.
Dinsmore pleads to drug charges
A Mount Vernon man admitted Friday in Knox County Common Pleas Court to possessing chemicals used to make methamphetamine.
East Knox seniors enjoy academic success
The East Knox High School Class of 2018 marked the culmination of their successful scholastic and athletic high school careers during the Senior Awards Ceremony Friday afternoon.
Mount Vernon Police Department hires three officers
Three new patrol officers will join the Mount Vernon Police Department next month with two hitting the road immediately for field training, according to Chief Roger Monroe.
Ariel sees benefits in tax reform
Senator Rob Portman stopped by Ariel Corp. Friday on his Results for the Middle-class Tax Reform Tour.
Design Tomato Show T-shirts
The Fredericktown Tomato Show’s T-shirt contest is open to the world.
WWI: letters sent home by soldiers censored
The fighting in France was still intense through the end of April as the second phase of the German spring offensive.
Centerburg FFA receives Grow Communities grant
Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program partners with local farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits.
