KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Nov. 14 The complainant advised James D. Stone was at the Knox County Jail visiting an inmate. It was determined Stone had an active warrant for his arrest. He was arrested for the warranted and turned over to jail staff.The complainant advised his friend saw his daughter, Haley Nicole Bower walking […]
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Fredericktown law report: Nov. 11 – 13, 2018
FREDERICKTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Nov. 11 911 Hang-up on Salem Avenue.Assisted the Fredericktown EMS on Salem Avenue.Animal complaint on State Route 13.Parking complaint on Miami Avenue.Juvenile related complaint on South Mulberry Street.Disturbance on East College Street.Civil matter on North Chestnut Street.Juvenile related complaint on North Mulberry Street. Nov, 12 Juvenile related complaint on Colony Drive.Theft on […]
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Kasich announces judge’s appointment for Knox County Juvenile Probate Court
COLUMBUS – Governor John R. Kasich announced Wednesday the appointment of Jay W. Nixon of Mount Vernon to serve as a judge on the Knox County Juvenile/Probate Court for the unexpired term ending Feb. 8, 2021. Nixon will assume office on Nov. 19, 2018 and must run in the November 2020 election to retain the […]
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Obhof re-elected president of the Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS — State Sen. Larry Obhof, whose district includes Richland and Ashland counties, was unanimously elected today to a second term as President of the Ohio Senate for the 133rd General Assembly. The Republican from Medina County, whose district also includes part of Holmes County by the Senate Majority Caucus. Obhof, who represents the 22nd […]
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Winter weather advisory issued for Knox County
MOUNT VERNON — A winter weather advisory has been issued for Richland, Crawford, Ashland and Knox counties Thursday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The national weather service is reporting the forecast for Wednesday night is cloudy, with a low around 27. East winds reach from 7 to 11 […]
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Former Ashland trooper pleads guilty to use of a minor in nudity-oriented material
ASHLAND — Former Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Tyler Anderson pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts in a bill of information. Anderson was assigned to the Ashland Post of Ohio Highway Patrol until he was arrested in August for using a spy camera to videotape female victims in his home. The four victims ranged in age […]
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Sherry L. Moxley
Sherry L. Moxley, 53, of Mount Vernon passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on Nov. 20, 1964 in Mount Vernon to Siegfried and Janice (Parker) Harrison. Sherry was employed as a STNA at Brookdale Mount Vernon. She enjoyed knitting and crochet but most of all, Sherry loved the […]
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St. Marys’ run game will test Clear Fork defense
BELLVILLE — Dave Carroll and Doug Frye are old friends. But that won’t stop them from trying to pound one another Saturday night. Rather, Carroll’s Clear Fork Colts and Frye’s St. Marys Memorial Roughriders will do the pounding, led by two veteran coaches who have been friends since before their current players were born. That […]
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Robbi Alan Leyda
Robbi Alan Leyda, 60, of Mount Vernon passed away unexpectedly, Friday, November 9, 2018 at Knox Community Hospital, due to stroke complications. Robbi was born October 18, 1958 in Ashland, Ohio to the late Albert Leyda.. He is survived by his mother, Betty Beaver, Lakeville, Ohio. He served as a Surface Sonar Technician aboard the […]
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Details emerge, 2 more arrested in Pike County murder case
WAVERLY — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader, and Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk announced Tuesday that a husband, wife, and their two adult sons have been arrested for the murders of eight people in rural Pike County. George “Billy” Wagner III, 47, Angela Wagner, 48, George Wagner IV, 27, and […]