Knox County News

A fire which destroyed a large barn containing hundreds of round hay bales at 20464 Bell Church Road, on the county line between Knox and Licking counties, burned for several hours Tuesday, filling the sky with smoke driven by steady winds and challenging firefighters into the evening.

At Monday evening's Martinsburg Village Council meeting, council president Virginia Davis - standing in for Mayor J.R. St.

The Gambier Village Council met Thursday evening in a meeting that had been rescheduled in order to pass its 2010 budget before the July 10 deadline.

KNOX COUNTY, Ohio a ' The Mt. Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a motorcycle crash that seriously injured two people.

A special joint meeting of the Knox County Emergency Management Agency Board and the Knox County 9-1-1 Board on Thursday afternoon was held to work through questions recently raised by some members of the 9-1-1 Board regarding the hiring, firing and accountability of the director who oversees both 9-1-1 and EMA.

The Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal investigations into two recent Knox County fires continue this week.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:42 AM WCLT News Staff The Martinsburg man charged with killing his two passengers in crash on March 28th has had his trial delayed.

After generally rainy weather last year and sudden severe storms Thursday night, Centerburg's Heart of Ohio USA Festival cruised through its parade under sunny skies Saturday morning.

Listen for the signature deep roar of vintage biplane engines overhead in Knox County this week.

County budget cutting is under way, according to the Knox County Commissioners. The officials have been receiving proposed cuts from county departments aiming for an end-of-the-month deadline established June 15, when the commissioners asked all departments receiving money from the county's general fund to scale back their appropriations by 9 ...

The investigation continues into the cause of a fire which destroyed the unoccupied home at 12700 Ward Road south of Brandon Monday morning.

The Knox County Democratic Women hosted "A Conversation on Diversity in Knox County" on Tuesday evening at the Knox County Educational Service Center.

There is new life in Mount Vernon's Riverside Park. This new energy and spirit is expected to make changes in the lives of area families by creating an environment that encourages collaborative learning between parent and child.

The Fourth Annual Rotary-Kiwanis Foundation Park Fun Day was held Saturday under beautiful skies, with events for the whole family.

COSHOCTON - The Coshocton Port Authority and the Area Development Foundation of Knox County in Mount Vernon have launched a new joint Web site to promote both counties in hopes of attracting new businesses.

The Connect Ohio Strategic Technology Plan for the future implementation of broadband Internet service in Knox County was released Thursday.

A Knox County teen has been sentenced to ten days in the county jail for his role in an ethnic intimidation case.

Monday, June 15, 2009 9:09 PM WCLT News Staff A Mount Vernon boy says he and an African-American were threatened by a group shouting racial slurs and that he was dragged around a parking lot with a noose on his neck 17-year-old Robert Cantu was photographed with scrapes to his shoulders and back after the alleged attack.

Monday, June 15, 2009 9:03 AM WCLT News Staff A Howard man is dead following an ATV crash Sunday.

Knox County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Watson, 67, Centerburg, is doing "pretty well," according to Sheriff David Barber, who visited him Monday evening at Grant Medical Center.