Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we highlighted a lot of fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Knox County, and everything on our list just so happened to be FREE!

Here’s the list of everything we talked about (click on each for more information):

• Youth Unplugged Showcase at Ariel-Foundation Park (Thurs. 6/9, 7 pm-10 pm)
• Rise of the Cicadas Educational Event at the Brown Family Environmental Center (Sat. 6/11, 2 pm – 3 pm)
• Silver Screeners “Inherit The Wind” Movie Matinee at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (Sun. 6/12, 1:30 pm)
• Danville Howard Turkey Festival (Wed. 6/15 – Sat. 6/18)
• Free Movie Night ft. “Race” at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (Wed. 6/22 at 6:30 pm)
• Heart of Ohio USA Days Festival in Centerburg (Wed. 6/22 – Sat. 6 /25)

You can click here to see a complete calendar of events happening in Knox County.

Our Word of the Day was onomatopoeia (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh), a noun meaning the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. Head over here to read more on that.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess