MORRIS TOWNSHIP — A Marengo man was killed and a Mount Vernon teen hurt after a one-vehicle crash at approximately 8:10 p.m. Friday in Morris Township, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to a press release from the Post, Scott A Curnutte, 21, of Marengo, was pronounced dead […]
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Danville demolishes Centerburg, gains steam heading down stretch
DANVILLE – Midway through the first quarter of Friday night’s game between Danville and Centerburg, with the scored tied 0-0, the power went out at Tough Street Stadium. Well, half of it did. The two banks of stadium lights behind Centerburg’s sideline went dark suddenly after a failed third-down conversion by the Trojans deep in […]
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GALLERY: Mount Vernon vs Madison football
FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 01.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 02.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 03.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 04.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 05.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 06.jpg FB Mount Vernon vs Madison 07.jpg A swarm of Yellow Jackets converge on a Madison ball-carrier during Mount Vernon’s […]
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Crew fans photo gallery
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Columbus Crew saved; People still have the power
When Austin City Council voted to approve a new stadium deal in August, Columbus Crew owner Anthony “snake” Precourt sat in the audience and smirked. Precourt was well on his way to relocating Major League Soccer’s founding franchise to Austin, Texas, where he could drink endless amounts of Zima. But on this day, the billionaire […]
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Stein opens Knox County’s first brewery in 140 years
MOUNT VERNON – As the five o’clock hour rolled around on Thursday afternoon, Mount Vernon’s newest taproom began to fill up. The after-work crowd trickled in, ordering glasses of wine and flights of craft beer and exchanging jovial well-wishes. It grew louder, drowning out the brewery’s four TVs, which serve largely as background noise to […]
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Les Miserables coming to Cleveland Oct. 30-Nov. 18
CLEVELAND — Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Miserables, is on sale now for its much anticipated Cleveland engagement at Playhouse Square as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series direct from a celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement. “I’m delighted that after a four-year absence this glorious […]
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Gambier man killed in Knox County crash
MOUNT VERNON – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on State Route 229 at Milepost 2 in Liberty Township of Knox County that took place on Thursday, Oct. 11 at approximately 7:30 a.m. Douglas L. Christian, 26, of Marengo, Ohio was operating a 2013 Honda Civic eastbound on State Route […]
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Halfway houses, funding, and balance of power among the gray areas under Issue 1
MOUNT VERNON — Local judges contend that in its quest to reduce the state prison population, Issue 1 leaves many questions unanswered. Common Pleas Judge Richard Wetzel said one gray area not addressed is the role of community based correctional facilities and halfway houses. Offenders are often sent to these facilities for treatment as an […]