ODNR Provides More Than $23,000 to Support Prescribed Fire in Ohio

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is a leader in promoting and using prescribed fire as a resource management tool in Ohio. Through the Prescribed Fire Supplies, Tools, Education, and Personal Protective Equipment (STEP) grant program, the ODNR Division of Forestry recently approved grant funding for 11 projects totaling $23,855 for land management agencies in Ohio.… Read full story

Older Biologic Age Linked to Elevated Breast Cancer Risk

NIH scientists use epigenetics to help predict disease development.

Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person’s age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health. Biologic age was determined by measuring DNA methylation, a chemical modification to DNA that is part of the normal aging process.… Read full story

Governor DeWine Issues Statement on BWC Rate Decrease for Private Employers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today issued the following statement in response to the decision of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors to reduce average premium rates for private employers by 20 percent. The cut is the largest private employer rate cut in nearly 60 years and will save these employers more than $200 million.… Read full story

Fredericktown Public Notice

Sealed bids will be received by Village of Fredericktown, at 2 E. Sandusky Street, Fredericktown, OH 43019, until 11:00 AM on March 12, 2019, where bids will be opened and read publicly. This bid is for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, tools, equipment, and appliances required for the Fredericktown Police Garage Addition.… Read full story

Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Feb 22, 2019


Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Feb 22, 2019
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)

Douglas J Boyd, of Fredericktown, was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued out of the Court of Common Pleas on February 22nd, 2019.

A complainant, of the 10 block of Wildflower Drive in Centerburg, called to report that he received an e-mail stating that a transaction had occurred on his Bitcoin account.… Read full story