Danville PD 10/4- Assisted Squad in the 400 block of South Cedar Street. 10/5 – Theft of money in the 200 block of East Walnut Street. B & E in the 800 block of South Richards Street. Vandalism in the 800 block of South Richards Street. Traffic complaint that occurred outside the Village. Complaint forwarded to appropriate […]
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Local Business: Farmers & Savings Bank to rejoin First Knox
LOUDONVILLE – Farmers and Savings Bank has announced it will rejoin First-Knox National Bank in Spring of 2018. Farmers Bank operates three offices in Ashland county and has grown its business in the communities it serves over the past decade. Through First-Knox, the Farmers Bank clients have better access to the benefits that more […]
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MVHS students recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program
MOUNT VERNON – MVHS students Noah Shremshock, Aidan Clarkson, Olivia Matulich, Amanda Miglin and Conrad Stein have been recognized for their achievement in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Noah Shremshock has joined an elite group of students nationwide as one of 16,000 students designated as a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. […]
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Sentences handed down in Municipal Court Oct. 10, 11
MOUNT VERNON – Sentences handed down in Mount Vernon Municipal Court this week: Thomas C. Kemmer, 44 of Fredericktown, pled guilty to Driving under FRA Suspension. The Court sentenced him to 1 day in jail and a fine of $250 plus court costs. Joshua A. Stotts, 35 of Roseville, pled guilty to Driving under Suspension […]
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Town Hall to address financial toll of drug epidemic in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – The fifth in a series of town halls about the drug epidemic is scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Mount Vernon High School theater. The emphasis will be on the financial toll the drug epidemic is taking on the community. Everyone is invited and encouraged […]
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Law reports Oct. 11, 2017
Fredericktown PD 10-10 Trespassing complaint on W. Sandusky St. Well-being check on Salem Ave. Ext. Animal related call on Grant St. Well-being check on Zent Ave. Suspicious person on Zent Ave. Traffic complaint on St. Rt. 13 Disturbance on Mill St. Assisted the Sheriff’s Office on Highland Dr. Disturbance on W. Sandusky St. John […]
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Free screening of Atul Gawande’s PBS Frontline film ‘Being Mortal’ coming to Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – A free screening and discussion of the PBS Frontline film Being Mortal will be held Tuesday, October 17th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Foster Hall at the Mount Vernon Nazarene University campus. “Hope is not a plan.” Based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD, this documentary explores the hopes of patients […]
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MVHS In the Know takes trophy at Mansfield tournament
MOUNT VERNON – The MVHS In The Know academic quiz bowl Varsity team of Malcolm McDonell, Mary Harris, Luke Trese, and Jacob Lebold won their division at the Mid-Ohio tournament in Mansfield on Friday, beating Mansfield Senior, Plymouth-Shiloh, Highland, and St. Peter’s, but narrowly lost the championship match in overtime to Ashland. MVHS In the […]
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Mount Vernon Players present The Gin Game
MOUNT VERNON – The Mount Vernon Players, Knox County’s oldest continuous runinng theater organization is presenting the well-known play by D.L. Coburn, “The Gin Game”. It won several Tony awards its original run, and its revivals featuring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson. It will be presented as a dinner theater production at The Mount […]
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Annual Food for the Hungry broadcast moving
MOUNT VERNON – The annual Knox County Food For The Hungry (FFTH) broadcast will be changing locations this year, moving from Mount Vernon City Hall to the Knox County Memorial Building. “The move to the Memorial Building will continue to provide residents with a centralized, safe Mount Vernon location for food drop-off.” said FFTH […]