Grounds Management Proposals Being Accepted for 2023 Calendar Year

The Knox County Fair Board will be accepting proposals for the grounds management for this coming 2023 calendar year. The grounds management includes for the mowing, and trimming of the grass areas of the fairgrounds as shown below:
Timeline:
March 18th:
There will be a walkthrough of the grounds for all interested parties at 9 am at the Knox County Fairgrounds.
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Tornado Watch – February 27, 2023

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 47
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM EST MON FEB 27 2023...

TORNADO WATCH 47 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR THE
 FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

OHC001-003-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-057-
061-065-071-073-083-089-091-097-101-107-109-113-117-129-131-135-
141-145-149-159-161-165-272300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0047.230227T1830Z-230227T2300Z/

OH
.    OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS                ALLEN               AUGLAIZE
BROWN                BUTLER              CHAMPAIGN
CLARK                CLERMONT            CLINTON
DARKE                DELAWARE            FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE              FRANKLIN            GREENE
HAMILTON             HARDIN              HIGHLAND
HOCKING              KNOX                LICKING
LOGAN                MADISON             MARION
MERCER               MIAMI               MONTGOMERY
MORROW               PICKAWAY            PIKE
PREBLE               ROSS                SCIOTO
SHELBY               UNION               VAN WERT
WARREN
$$


ATTN...WFO...IWX...ILN...CLE...
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Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Announce New Projects Expected to Create 223 New Jobs, $10 Million in Payroll

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced the approval of assistance for two projects set to create 223 new jobs and retain 165 jobs statewide.  

During its monthly meeting, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) reviewed economic development proposals brought to the board by JobsOhio and its regional partners.Read full story

East Palestine Update – February 26, 2023

(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio)— The following are updates from the State of Ohio regarding remediation work at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Derailment Site Water Monitoring Wells

Ohio EPA is overseeing the installation of water monitoring wells that will be installed by a private contractor at the site of the train derailment.Read full story