These students participated in the recent Genius Hour symposium at the Gallagher Centre. Front row, from left: Mia Ison, Will Meyers, Hendrix Penrose, Noah Pfettscher. Back row, from left: Vincent Frazee, Hollis Banks, Aria Dunmire, Cora Parks, Keegan Connell, Junia Pfettscher, Ellie Lepley. Not pictured is participant Kalista Mathie
Transition U Director Kim Hood stands with 2026 graduates Colton Young, left and Eddie Atkinson
Office Manager Carla Douglas cuts a Knox Chamber of Commerce ribbon that officially welcomed the Knox Educational Service Center to its new office on the second floor of the Woodward Annex, 107 S. Main St.
Collage of staff  wearing T-shirts color-coded to the work they do, celebrating the Knox ESC’s first-ever “Unity Day within the Community."
Katherine Bellman looks over her fall class schedule at Ohio University with KCCC guidance counselor Clarissa Bush
Allison Wilhelm talks with Centerburg High School Principal Brent Garee after the recent Russell B. Wise awards luncheon sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon
Teacher Robi Magabe and assistant Kayde Moss help a group of preschool children learn to listen and take turns
Senior Ariel Atkinson, right, shares a moment with East Knox guidance counselor Julia Kelly
Danville High School senior Ethan Swendal is flanked by Dorothy Yoder, student success adviser, and Cory Myers, agriculture teacher and FFA adviser
Lucy Rush shares a moment with guidance counselor Jacquelin Wihl at Mount Vernon High School
Viktoria Arnett, left, meets with Fredericktown guidance counselor Karen Barta before leaving for classes at North Central State College
Transition U students at the Knox Learning Center follow a winding path through Dawes Arboretum at Newark. Credit: Community Roots
Students and staff at the Knox Learning Center prepare to dance to the Cha Cha Slide before the start of classes Wednesday
Mike Hebenthal, left, talks with Dr. Timm Mackley, superintendent of the Knox Educational Service Center. On Feb. 18 Hebenthal will begin teaching an artificial intelligence (AI) course at Ashland University
The Knox County Educational Service Center has relocated to the Woodward Annex, formerly known as the Cooper Building, in downtown Mount Vernon. It was constructed in 1884.
Ken Boeshart, right, has been re-elected president of the Knox County Educational Service Center Governing Board. Joining him is Bruce Gregg, the newly-elected vice president.
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