COLUMBUS — A total of 565,700 new jobs have been added in Ohio since 2011. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, Ohio has added 103,600 jobs so far in 2018 and is on pace to end the year with the highest number of jobs added since 1994. Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) released […]
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23 people found guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court
MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found 23 people guilty this week after hearings and trials were held at the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on Nov. 19 to 21. The Nov. 21 docket included four cases: Katrina Reed, 27 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Possession of Drug Abuse Instruments. The Court sentenced her […]
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Gibbs talks economy, immigration & a flipped house to Noon Optimists
MANSFIELD – After months of hearing about electoral blue waves and red waves, Bob Gibbs was happy to see a scarlet wave on Wednesday. Gibbs, the recently re-elected Congressman from Ohio’s 7th District, was pleased to see Ohio State fans in Buckeye apparel at the Mansfield Noon Optimist Club. The Republican from Wooster, making his […]
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Food Safety Alert: Avoid romaine lettuce in lieu of E. coli outbreak
MANSFIELD — A food safety alert has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control advising that U.S. consumers not eat any romaine lettuce. In addition, retailers and restaurants are not to serve or sell any romaine lettuce until more is learned about a multi-state outbreak of E. coli. Richland Public Health also posted this […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol seeks vehicle in hit-skip Amish buggy crash
WINESBURG – The Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle that fled the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving an Amish buggy on Tuesday. The incident occurred on County Road 160, west of Township Road 652 in Paint Township, Holmes County at approximately 2:06 p.m. Troopers responded to the […]
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PODCAST: State semifinal football action has Marengo date
MARENGO — The Ohio High School football playoffs have reached state semifinal weekend. Our friends at the Ohio High School Athletics Association have sent along a podcast this week we’re going to sub in for our traditional West Fourth & Goal feature. Click here to listen to the OSHAA Podcast:Â https://ohsaa.org/Portals/0/News/radio/2018Football/OHSAAPlayoffShow4.mp3 There are a couple of […]
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The future of green jobs in Ohio
We have looked at different job growth strategies in past blogs, from making policies that support small businesses to focusing on workforce development to shrink the skills gap. This week we explore another potential job growth strategy: Ohio’s role in the Green Economy, and particularly in the wind industry. As many states beginning to pursue […]
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Stanley Ray Becker
Stanley Ray Becker, an outdoorsman and adventurer who served both his country and his community, passed away on Nov. 18, 2018 at home after an extended illness. He was 81. Born on Oct. 29, 1937, Stan graduated from Jeromesville High School in 1955. Two years later, on March 16, 1957, he married Treva June Davis […]
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Gary Earnest Brubaker
Gary Earnest Brubaker, 68, of Fredericktown, passed away on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at Knox Community Hospital. He was born in Knox County on Nov. 12, 1950 to the late Harold Earnest and Helen Irene (Lifer) Brubaker. Gary honorably served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the […]
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5 Knox County fire departments accepting Toys For Tots donations through Dec. 22
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Fire Department is representing the Marine Corps Toys For Tots to provide Knox County needy families with toys for their children this Christmas season. “We are asking for the Knox County community to support this wonderful charity,” said said Holly Bredefeld, Knox County Toys For Tots Coordinator at the […]