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The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a growing arrest‑warrant phone scam. Callers are impersonating deputies, claiming you missed a court appearance and now face immediate arrest. They may even send fake federal court documents, sometimes naming Judge Richard Wetzel, and pressure you to make a payment at a kiosk while keeping you on the phone. Authorities stress …

FREDERICKTOWN – The Fredericktown Village Council passed several resolutions in its meeting on Monday night in Fredericktown, including one to add to the police force and one to help buy and sell city vehicles.  It was also announced that the village had received a sizable grant to help pay for a water project. The council of Ray Brewer, Chris Cline, Rick …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Woodward Opera House is offering a sweet treat and perfect date night for Valentine’s Day this year: a performance by the Knox Community Jazz Orchestra, featuring big-band classics with an emphasis, of course, on love. The concert, titled “In the Mood (for Love),” begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 14. Tickets, available at the …

Serve with Purpose. Build a Career with the Ohio State Highway Patrol The Ohio State Highway Patrol is an internationally accredited agency dedicated to protecting life and property, promoting traffic safety, and delivering professional public safety services with respect, compassion, and unbiased professionalism. We are now recruiting Veterans, Reservists, and Cadet Candidates who are ready to serve their communities and …

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today reaffirmed that Ohio has strong safeguards in place to prevent fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in the state’s publicly funded childcare system and emphasized the importance of the public in reporting suspected fraud.    “Ohio takes allegations of fraud in our child care system seriously,” said Governor DeWine. “We have built multiple layers …

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting nine fatal crashes resulting in nine fatalities on Ohio’s roadways during the 2025-2026 New Year’s holiday, according to provisional statistics. The five-day reporting period began at midnight on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2025.  Of the nine fatalities, at least one occurred when a …

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% increase from the current 2025 rates of $10.70 for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees. The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional Amendment (II-34a), passed by Ohio voters in November 2006, which states Ohio’s …

AAA projects 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13-day year-end holiday period beginning December 20 and ending January 1. This year’s forecast is a 2.2% increase over 2024, surpassing last year’s record of 119.7 million travelers. More than 5 million Ohioans are predicted to travel during the holiday season, up 2.5% from the same time period last …

Norwalk – The Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatalcrash that occurred on US 224, near mile post 30, in Venice Township, Seneca County.The crash was reported on December 16, 2025 at 12:38 a.m. The crash occurred when a black 2005 GMC Sierra, operated by Morgan Patton, 30, ofAttica, OH, was traveling eastbound on US …

Applications are now being accepted for the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal’s 2026 Small County Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) Grant. Established recently by the 136th General Assembly via House Bill 96, the nonrenewable grant makes a total of $8 million in funding available for eligible fire departments across the state. Those departments can apply for up to $50,000 each to strengthen their operations, …