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Mount Liberty’s Miss Gertie Cochran goes boyfriend-fishing in New York City
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (613+ words) Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday reflecting on the history of Knox County. MOUNT LIBERTY " Samuel Phillips finished a long day at work, selling men's clothes to customers at the respected Fifth Avenue retailer Rogers Peet & Company in…...
National Weather Service issues Flash Flood Warning for Knox, Ashland, Richland, Morrow counties
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (149+ words) CLEVELAND " The flash flooding warning for Knox, Richland, Ashland, and Morrow counties has been extended to 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 4. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has extended the Flash Flood Warning for the following areas: At 10:32 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms…...
National Public Health Week: 'Ready. Set. Action."
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (205+ words) MOUNT VERNON " Knox Public Health joins the American Public Health Association and partners across the nation in celebrating National Public Health Week (NPHW), April 612. Residents are encouraged to take a moment to recognize how public health has improved their daily…...
Fredericktown football players improve flexibility via yoga workouts
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (691+ words) FREDERICKTOWN " It is not unusual for NFL players to take ballet lessons. So there was a method to the madness when Fredericktown football coach Scott Spitler teamed with Lorraine Boss, owner of Step Into Fitness in Mount Vernon, to use…...
Helping children deal with loss: New program offers support for adults caring for kids
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (258+ words) MOUNT VERNON " Knox Public Health is offering a supportive, evidence-based program designed to help adults guide children through the difficult emotions associated with loss. Helping Children Deal with Loss is a four-week program created for parents, caregivers, educators, and community…...
Ohio offers 'Welcome to Medicare' virtual educational event on April 8
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (169+ words) COLUMBUS " Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith L. French and staff from the department's Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP), the state's official Medicare education and counseling program, are hosting a free virtual event on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to kick…...
Mary Lou Hass-Jones
12+ hour, 48+ min ago (185+ words) Mary Lou Hass-Jones, 96, of Mount Vernon passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the Country Court Nursing Center in Mount Vernon. She was born on June 15, 1929 in Mount Vernon to the late Paul Harold and Nellie (Gemienhardt) Keys. Mary Lou was…...
WNZR’s Lifeline 2026 starts April 8
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (539+ words) MOUNT VERNON " WNZR 90.9 FM, a broadcast ministry of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, is preparing for'Lifeline'2026. This annual fundraising effort, April 8 " 13, is an opportunity for listeners to pledge their support to WNZR.' This verse reminds us that everything accomplished through WNZR…...
Marilyn Frances Beougher
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (289+ words) Marilyn Frances Beougher, age 90, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the Country Club Rehabilitation Campus. She was born on March 11, 1936, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Carrol Lincoln and Anna Agnes (Omlor) White. She was a 1954 graduate…...
Mohican River Watershed is the epicenter of water quality improvement
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1113+ words) This story is Part II of a two-part Solutions Journalism series about the Mohican River's water quality and how local agencies are working to address the issue. "Who wouldn't want to come out here, go for a run or walk?...