More than 16 volunteer fire departments, Ameren, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fire that burned an estimated 500 acres of land for hours this afternoon.
As local elections move closer, candidates are weighing in on major issues–specifically in local school districts.
The Abingdon Police Department has reported that at 8:52 this morning, a single vehicle motorcycle accident occurred on the 300th block of West Bernard Street in Abingdon.
45 employees of District 205 have been cut, following yesterday’s annual reduction in force.
A recent study released yesterday by the University of Wisconsin has declared that Knox County has the 69th most moderately healthy residents out of 102 counties in the state.