SHELBY — A man was arrested Tuesday night and faces felony charges including second-degree kidnapping after a lengthy standoff with authorities at Shelby Ganges Road, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. Brian Adkins, 51, of 1581 Shelby Ganges Road, is in custody as of 6:43 pm after failing to respond to Sheriff’s Deputies, HNT and ASORT/SWAT, the […]
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Knox County Sheriff warns of road vandals, seeks public help
MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several incidents of vandalism that include nails and screws being placed on roadways, Sheriff David Shaffer said in a Tuesday afternoon press release. The incidents seem to be concentrated in the areas of Gilchrist, Paige, Monroe Mills, and Danville Amity Roads. These incidents of criminal […]
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Knox County Sheriff’s law report: Dec. 17, 2018
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dec. 17 Deputies went to a residence on Columbus Rd. to work an arrest warrant. One male suspect, Kyle A. Day, was found in the residence who had an outstanding warrant unrelated to the person deputies were looking for. Day was placed under arrest.
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Billy R. Graves
Billy R. Graves, 80, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He was born on May 23, 1938, in Columbia, Kentucky to the late William Graves and Bernice (Dixon) Graves Keyes. Bill served in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959 and then the Marine Corps […]
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Frederick Robert “Bob” Hoyt III
Frederick Robert “Bob” Hoyt III, 79, of Mount Vernon passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at Brookdale Mount Vernon. He was born on July 25, 1939 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the late Frederick Robert and Esther (Post) Hoyt Jr. Bob was a very proud Boston Red Sox fan and was member of the Seventh-day […]
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Former Ashland trooper gets 3 years in prison
ASHLAND – Former Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler Anderson was sentenced Monday to three years in prison. He also will be required to register as a Tier 2 sex offender. Anderson, 44, of Ashland, was assigned to the Ashland Post until he was arrested in August for using a spy camera to videotape four […]
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Sandra L. Lavengood
Sandra L. Lavengood, 67, of Loudonville passed away Friday evening, Dec. 14, 2018 at the Laurels of Mount Vernon surrounded by her family. She was born in Wooster on Aug. 22, 1951 to the late William and Sarah (Hammond) Christian. Sandra worked for the Village of Loudonville in the Clerk and Treasurer’s office and the […]
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Tyler Beheler
Tyler Beheler, 26, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, died on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 at his residence. He was born on July 8, 1992 in Newark, Ohio, to Steve and Dena (Wells) Beheler. Tyler went to Fredericktown High School. He worked at Quality Assured Cleaning in Columbus. In his free time Tyler enjoyed being around family […]
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Danville law report: Dec 7 – 15, 2018
DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 7 Traffic violation (left-of-center) – West Rambo Street, DanvilleConducted K-9 search of vehicle for illegal drugs/contraband w/positive hit – West Rambo Street, DanvilleDaniel L. Parrish age 32 of Mount Vernon was issued traffic citations for driving under suspension and driving left-of-center. Parrish was arrested and transported to the Knox County Jail […]
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Knox County Sheriff’s law report: Dec 14 – 16, 2018
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dec. 14 The complainant reported that on her way home both of her passenger side tires were popped by something in the roadway. She requested a report for insurance purposes.A deputy was on patrol on Coshocton Ave when he saw Andrew Schuster walking west on the sidewalk. The deputy contacted Schuster’s […]