On stage at the conclusion of the 2026 Knox County Spelling Bee were, from left, Taylor Gingery, Knox ESC consultant; Commissioner Drenda Keesee; winner Vincent Jiang; runner-up Jace Daugherty; Knox Pages staff reporter Cheryl Splain, and Commissioner Barry Lester.
Grades 7 and 8 spelling honors at Danville Local Schools went to, from left, Isabell Payne, 7th runner-up; Kellyn Addair, 7th champion; Charlotte Meyers, 8th champion, and Kaley Smith, 8th runner-up
Fredericktown qualifiers for the Knox County Spelling Bee are, from left, Sophia Workman, seventh grade; Carsyn Adkins, eighth grade, and Cross Adkins, sixth grade. Not pictured is Parker Fearn, fifth grade
The serving line at the Knox Learning Center’s Thanksgiving dinner included, from left, Renee Runyon, student and staff support; Mandy Welker, community volunteer; Mark Whitacre, occupational therapist; Mandy Byler, occupational therapist assistant; Lisa Hart, middle school classroom aide, and ESC Superintendent Dr. Timm Mackley
East Knox Junior High spelling bee winners include, from left, Audrey Williams, seventh-grade runner-up; Jace Daugherty, seventh-grade champion; Callie May, eighth-grade champion, and Aidyn Phom, eighth-grade runner up
Champions and runners-up in the Centerburg Local Schools spelling bee include, from left, Ethan Arms, Lucas Roth, Brayden Opsinls, Avaya Hibbits, Kiley Frye, Willow Barnard, Santiago Garcia and Zachary Haynes
Winners and runners-up in the recent Mount Vernon Middle School spelling bee include, from left, Aiden Gilmore, sixth-grade runner-up; Edward Ernest, sixth-grade champion; Gab Cabarcas, seventh-grade champion; Maria Scarazza, seventh-grade runner-up; Vincent Jiang, eighth grade champion, and Asher Reed, eighth-grade runner-up. At right is Teresa Strong, bee coach
Tommy Groshong joins Dr. Timm Mackley, superintendent of the Knox Educational Service Center, for a conversation in the ESC boardroom
Class leader Adrianna Trace, left, stands with her high school students at the Knox Learning Center. At far left in the back is classroom aide Bob Wihl and, at right, aide Shari Moore. Students include Kayden Sowers, William Foote, Julian Harvey, Natalie Hoffman, Scarlett Caldwell, Briuanna Evans, Noah Deangelis and Gradyn Pope
Members of the Mount Vernon Fire Department distributed treats during the Knox Learning Center’s trick or treat on Friday
Cheers and applause greeted Gabriel Foote Friday morning as staff and fellow students at the Knox Learning Center celebrated Gabriel’s attainment of his high school diploma
Tristan Carter begins the long walk down the main hallway of the Knox Learning Center as staff and students line the walls for a “clap out” that signaled his graduation.
Lindsey Boeshart works at her desk as assistant treasurer of the Knox Educational Service Center
While their classmates explored the Arch Park Community Garden these Learning Center elementary students displayed the gourds they grew from seeds. Joining the children are teacher Angela Arbogast, left, and Erin Salva, community garden coordinator
Sarah Hill uses a stuffed caterpillar toy to help her preschoolers understand prepositions such as over, under and around
Amy Krumm displays one of the books she uses in her work with special needs children
Samantha Languis has joined the Knox ESC Preschool teaching staff at the New Hope Early Education Center
Casey Marteney
Annette “Netter” Neighbarger prepares for the day ahead in her room at Mount Vernon Middle School
Jan Jones looks over lesson plans for the day