Knox Citywide Yard Sale Maps Available

Yard Sale SignBargain shop your way around Knox during this weekend’s Harvest Festival. A second round of citywide yard sales is taking place. Maps of sale locations are available at the Knox Moose Family Center starting at 3 p.m. today and all day Thursday and Friday. Maps can also be picked up after 6 Saturday morning. Continue reading

Don’t Miss the Knox City-Wide Yard Sale Map Deadline

 
 

Time is running out for Knox residents who are planning to host yard sales next weekend to get their events on the free map. Call Danna at 574-772-2098 by Friday, May 8 with your information. Sales start Thursday, May 14 and continue through Sunday, May 17. Participants can host sales on any or all of the days without having to pay for a permit. Only signs purchased from the mayor’s office for a nominal fee will be allowed.

Maps will be available each day starting at 7 a.m. CDT at the Knox Moose Family Center on Main Street across from the courthouse. Breakfast and lunch will also be offered at the facility.

City-Wide Yard Sale Dates Announced

 
 

The city-wide yard sale in Knox will be four days this year.

The event, sponsored by the Knox Moose Family Center, will be Thursday, May 14 through Sunday, May 17 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT daily. The permit fee will be waived during this time. The only signs allowed to be posted advertising yard sales may be purchased at Knox City Hall for a small fee.

Those who live outside the two-mile jurisdiction may participate. Space for those residents will be available at the Moose’s parking lot in downtown Knox.

Breakfast and lunch will be offered at the facility. A map of the yard sales will be available at the Knox Moose Family Center beginning at 7 a.m. CT each day of the sale. To reserve your spot on the free map or for more information, call Danna at 772-2098.

Fundraiser for Christina Franks Tonight

Christina Franks
Christina Franks

A fish fry fundraiser is set for tonight at the Knox Moose Family Center to benefit the family of Knox Middle School student Christina Franks.

Christina, 13, is in need of a heart transplant. She was diagnosed with an enlarged heart two years ago and was hospitalized in July at Riley Hospital for Children as the left ventricle in her heart was failing. She did have surgery in August to install an exterior heart pump which has taken over the work of her heart until she receives a heart transplant.

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Knox Citywide Yard Sale Scheduled for Saturday

The Knox citywide yard sale is scheduled for this Saturday, May 14th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No permit is required for that day only. You may participate if you live in the city limits and in the two mile jurisdiction.

The only signs permitted will be those provided by City Hall and those signs are $.50 each. Additional sale dates in conjunction with the citywide sale will require the normal permit and two signs are included in the permit price.

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