Tyler Mathias

Blue Streaks deal Owls a 3-1 defeat

GAMBIER, Ohio — Mariyah Rumpca-Veronese had 13 kills, Lauren Blakemore and Arianna Flota both chalked up a dozen digs, and Hannah Schwemm tacked on 12 assists, but those numbers did not add up to a Kenyon College win on Wednesday night, as the host Owls dropped a conference volleyball match to the John Carroll University Blue Streaks. The Blue Streaks …

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Food for the Hungry of Knox County to hold pop up food distribution

Food For The Hungry, Knox County Foundation, Interchurch Social Services, and Knox County community partners are organizing a “pop-up” food distribution to support our neighbors facing food insecurity. All Knox County families who are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level are invited to receive a box of food on Saturday, November 1st, from 10:00am-12:00pm at Habitat for Humanity (405 W. Chestnut Street, …

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Ohio joining other states for Buckle Up Phone Down Day

COLUMBUS – In an effort to reduce serious and deadly crashes, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will join several other state transportation departments to mark Buckle Up Phone Down Day on Wednesday, October 29. This national effort aims to bring attention to two of the most common factors in deadly crashes each year. “Drivers can protect themselves and those nearby …

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Heating Assistance Available

The Ohio Department of Development and the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of up to eight members and 60% of State Median Income for a household of nine or more members to pay their heating bills. Applied directly to the customer’s utility or …

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OHSAA Releases Football First Round Playoff Pairings  

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following the conclusion of the football regular-season Saturday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the final computer ratings, playoff qualifiers and first-round pairings on Sunday afternoon. Unless otherwise noted, all first-round games will be played on Friday, October 31, with kickoffs set for 7 p.m. With the reduction of playoff qualifiers per region from 16 to 12, …

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Mount Vernon’s Richards, Weber named Player of the Year and Coach of the Year in High School Football

Prior to Week 10 of High School Football the staff of WQIO has selected this year’s Super Q All Star teams and Player and Coach of the Year. This year’s player of the year is Mount Vernon Quarterback Mason Richards. Richards has the Jackets at 6-3 on the season and with a chance to claim a share of the conference …

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OHSAA Releases Football Computer Ratings

Football regular-season entering Week 10; final report will be posted Sunday morning COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official football computer ratings on Tuesday. The weekly ratings are released each Tuesday, leading up to the final report this coming Sunday, October 26, when the top 12 in each region will qualify for the playoffs. The top …

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AAA: 21.7 Million Americans Projected to Cruise Next Year, Setting New Record

The booming cruise industry is expected to kick off another record year in 2026, following what is turning out to be a better-than-expected 2025. AAA projects 21.7 million Americans will go on ocean cruises in 2026 and 20.7 million this year, a higher number than AAA originally projected for 2025. AAA is forecasting that the year-over-year increase will be an …

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OHSAA Announces Football State Championships Schedule and Tickets

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and ticket details for the football state championship games December 4-6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. All-session tickets and a special ticket package for football teams are on sale beginning Monday, October 20. Tickets for all OHSAA postseason tournament contests in all sports are …

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Mount Gilead Indians magical season looks to continue as they take on Loudonville

The Mount Gilead High School Football team has been an amazing story this season as the best year is school history has unfolded and another opportunity awaits Friday Night on the road in Loudonville. Head Coach Mike Reid knows this is a special group and he made a call out on social media for the fans to come out to …

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