Mount Vernon council delays vote on vehicle lease program, approves hiring firefighters
Concern about who approves future lease agreements for police vehicles caused city council members to delay a third-reading vote on a lease program through Enterprise Fleet Management.
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Dedicated decade: Knox Learning Center’s Joe Mazzari is still earning trust from troubled kids
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Knox County Sheriff’s reports Sept. 14
MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Sheriff’s deputies filed these reports at the end of their shifts on Sept. 14.
Manager of northern Ohio dairy sentenced for role in waterway pollution that caused a fish kill
TOLEDO – A 54-year-old man employed at a northern Ohio dairy was sentenced after he admitted responsibility for environmental pollutants that were dumped into a waterway. Teunis Jan Willemsen, a citizen of the Netherlands residing in Frankton, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 months of probation and ordered to pay a…
Mount Vernon police reports Sept. 9 to 14
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Police Department issued the following reports for service calls from Sept. 9 to 14.
Knox County Sheriff’s reports Sept. 13
MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Sheriff’s deputies filed these reports for Sept. 13.
Fredericktown police reports Sept. 6 through 12
The Fredericktown Police Department responded to these calls Aug. 2 through Aug. 8.
Knox County Sheriff’s reports Sept. 12
Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies filed these reports for Sept. 5.
Fredericktown Tomato Show plate auction brings in $57,050
After a spirited bidding war, Kyle and Sarah Randall and Todd and Kristine Lindemann paid $15,000 for Plate 1.
Storm heir-looms over Fredericktown Tomato Show, parade persists
Saturday’s parade rang in the last day of the 49th Fredericktown Tomato Show despite a rainstorm dampening celebrations.
Knox County Sheriff’s reports for Sept. 11
Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies handled these calls for service on Sept. 2.
Danville blasts Freddies to remain undefeated
DANVILLE — Fredericktown football coach Scott Spitler had no illusions about the battle his team was going to face on Friday night at the Tough Street Stadium when the Freddies visited Danville in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference opener. A 52-7 showing by the home team left Spitler an even…
Unstoppable force, meet immovable object: Ballinger powers Centerburg past East Knox
Centerburg handed East Knox its first loss of the season, 21-9. It was all Trojans from the start, in no small part to their biggest and best.
25 years later, Knox County community remembers those who died on 9/11
Featured speaker Rick Kettel said that as much as he appreciates the remembrance, the community must share the story so it does not get lost in history.
Wildlife officer cadet from north central Ohio begins training for outdoor career
COLUMBUS – The 33rd Ohio Wildlife Officer Training Academy is underway with nine cadets training to become wildlife officers for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife, including one with local roots. Riley Jordan hails from Mount Gilead. By the end of their training, these cadets will be…
Knox County Sheriff’s reports for Sept. 10
MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Sheriff’s deputies filed reports for these calls for service on Sept. 10.
Fiber optic companies damage water, sewer lines in Apple Valley
The companies have promised to pay the damages but haven’t yet done so.
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