Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
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Back to back: Lexington’s Pfeiffer claims second straight OCC crown, wins POY
MOUNT VERNON – Gracie Pfeiffer has high expectations for her junior season. Lexington’s No. 1 singles player made it to state last year as a sophomore, giving Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s Lynn Kader all she could handle before falling in three sets. This year, Pfeiffer aims to make it back to the round of 16 […]
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No jail time for former MVNU volleyball coach convicted of sex crime
MOUNT VERNON – Nearly one year after Paul Swanson was arrested for sexually victimizing an 88-year-old woman in a local nursing home, the former Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball coach received his sentence Thursday: no jail time. Instead, Swanson received one year of community control, pending the successful completion of a residential rehabilitation program in […]
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Former MVNU volleyball coach’s sex case conviction turned on 1 element
EDITOR’S NOTE: Readers are advised this story includes graphic witness testimony that is a vital part of the storytelling component to reflect as accurate an account as possible. MOUNT VERNON – Nearly a full year after Paul Swanson sexually victimized an 88-year-old woman at Ohio Eastern Star Home, he will be sentenced for his crime. That […]
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Harbor Freight to open Mount Vernon location Thursday
MOUNT VERNON – Harbor Freight, a discount tool and equipment retailer with over 1,000 stores nationwide, will open its Mount Vernon location this week. The store will open Thursday at 8 a.m., Gorjian Acquisitions Leasing Director Jordan Gorjian said. New York-based Gorjian Acquisitions owns Valley Plaza Shopping Center on Coshocton Avenue, and Harbor Freight will […]
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Reports: Carfagna considering move to House Speaker, pending leadership change
COLUMBUS – Rep. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) is considering throwing his hat in the ring to become the next Ohio House Speaker, pending a leadership change, according to WOSU Statehouse reporter Andy Chow. Carfagna reportedly told Chow Thursday that he’s been approached by colleagues in the House about potentially putting his name up for consideration, […]
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‘It’s so deeply personal’: All-woman panel discusses race, motherhood in 2020
MANSFIELD — For the last three months, America has become accustomed to wearing masks in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. But on Sunday night, as protests against systemic racism and police brutality continued across the nation, six local women talked about a different kind of mask – the kind needed to […]
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Mansfield CVS now offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing
MANSFIELD – One of Mansfield’s four CVS Health locations is now offering drive-thru COVID-19 testing, according to the company’s website. The CVS Health at 1049 W. Fourth St. was one of nine Ohio locations to begin offering drive-thru testing on Friday, according to WOIO in Cleveland. There are currently 43 CVS locations offering drive-thru testing […]