MOUNT VERNON— Mount Vernon Nazarene University cross country teams were involved in a motor vehicle accident Friday afternoon around 2:45 p.m. in Shelby, Ohio, in Richland County. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams and coach were traveling northbound on South Gamble Street in Shelby when a semi-tractor trailer went left of center and […]
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Suspect arrested with 14 hypodermic needles outside grocery store
MOUNT VERNON – At 1:10 a.m. on Thursday three MVPD officers responded to the area of Kroger on Coshocton Avenue on a report of a disturbance, possibly involving a firearm. After further investigation, no firearms were located at the scene. Micah Dean was found to be in possession of 14 hypodermic needles and was arrested […]
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Knox Co. law reports Aug. 18, 2017
MVPD 8/17/17 – At approximately 2:05 PM an officer responded to S. Harrison St. near W. Gambier St, with the Mount Vernon Fire Department in reference to a man passed out in the street. The male was found by the MVPD to be unconscious but still breathing. When the officer arrived the male, identified […]
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8 month old left in hot car, father arrested
By George Breithaupt, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon police were called to 911 Coshocton Ave. on Thursday to investigate a report of an infant left inside a parked vehicle. According to the report when officer Nicolas Holdren arrived on the scene he spoke to the woman who had made the report. Officer Holdren observed an […]
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MVNU Faculty Exhibit coming to Schnormeier Gallery
MOUNT VERNON – The Art and Design faculty at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will exhibit various artwork at MVNU’s Schnormeier Gallery Aug. 28 through Sept. 28, 2017. In this exhibition, faculty members will exhibit recent works including ceramics, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, and graphic design. Each of the faculty participating is a working […]
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White House invites Knox Co. Commissioners to DC
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — Knox County Commissioners, along with other Ohio county commissioners, will head to Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28 at the invitation of the White House. Details are still sketchy, but Commissioner Roger Reed said the trip includes a five-hour conference with Administration officials on the 29th. and a […]
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Child rescued from car in Coshocton Avenue parking lot
From staff reports MOUNT VERNON – Police and EMS were called to a report of a child left unattended inside a vehicle at a Coshocton Avenue parking lot Thursday afternoon. On the scene, a police officer told KnoxPages.com the child was removed from the vehicle and transported to Knox Community Hospital. An adult was also […]
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Knox Co. law reports Aug. 17, 2017
DPD 8/5/2017 Dog related disturbance South Cedar street. Civil issue South Cedar street. Disturbance South Cedar Street. Gas drive off from a South Market Street business. 8/6/2017 Civil issue East Walnut street. Drug paraphernalia found in the area of Plum street. Civil issue in the area of West Washington Street. Suspicious male in the area […]
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Farm First Friday to feature farm animals, machinery and pie-throwing
MOUNT VERNON – Knox County Executive Director for Farm Service Agency, Katie Hill, invites you to visit Farm First Friday. The Celebrity Pie Throwing Contest, will be one of many highlights of Farm First Friday hosted by the Knox County Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Knox Soil and Water Conservation District on […]
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Riverbank erosion protection sought for Howard water well field
By Cheryl Splain, KnoxPages.com Reporter MOUNT VERNON — When Jeff Pickrell, water/wastewater superintendent, met with the county commissioners on Tuesday, his top priority was to choose a method to stabilize the riverbank along a section of the Kokosing River. The urgency is because of a Friday deadline to apply for grant money through the Ohio […]