MOUNT VERNON – Paul Swanson, the longtime Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball coach accused of sexually victimizing an 88-year-old nursing home resident, pleaded not guilty to gross sexual imposition – a fourth-degree felony charge – in Mount Vernon Municipal Court on Friday. Swanson was present for his bond hearing via livestream video, although he was […]
Grant Pepper, Staff Reporter
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Charges against MVNU coach stem from alleged incident at Ohio Eastern Star Home
MOUNT VERNON – Longtime Mount Vernon Nazarene University volleyball coach Paul Swanson has been accused of sexually victimizing an 88-year-old nursing home resident Saturday, according to court and police records. Swanson, 67, was arrested and charged with gross sexual imposition after an alleged incident at the Ohio Eastern Star Home, 1451 Gambier Road. The arrest […]
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Mansfield Christian’s Reynolds takes gold at Denny Stevens Invite
FREDERICKTOWN – Up until Tuesday, Mansfield Christian’s Clay Reynolds hadn’t been able to shake Fredericktown’s Thomas Caputo. The two elite runners had raced side by side twice already this season – at the Ashland Invitational on August 31 and the Galion Cross Country Festival on September 14 – but Caputo came out on top both […]
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Legendary MVNU volleyball coach jailed, charged with gross sexual imposition
MOUNT VERNON – One of Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s most accomplished coaches was arrested Tuesday and charged with a fourth-degree felony. Paul Swanson, the university’s longtime volleyball coach, has been charged with gross sexual imposition. According to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records, Swanson is charged with violating section 2907.05(A)(5) of the Ohio Revised Code, which […]
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Lexington drops heartbreaker at Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon held off Lexington 26-21 on Friday night to clinch its first 4-0 start since 2015. Much like the Yellow Jackets’ last home game, a one-point win over Marion Harding, this game featured its fair share of drama. The Yellow Jackets took a 26-21 lead with 3:12 remaining on a 7-yard […]
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‘All circuits are busy’: Local law director recalls working in D.C. on morning of 9/11
MOUNT VERNON – On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, something just didn’t feel right to Rob Broeren. Long before he became Mount Vernon’s law director, Broeren worked as an associate attorney at a law firm called Covington & Burling. He was 32 years old, the father of a two-year-old and a two-month-old, already with […]
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Loudonville uses stellar second quarter to breeze past Danville
LOUDONVILLE – In a game where two quality defenses held offense to a premium, a three-minute span of second-quarter electricity propelled one team to their first win of the season on Friday night and sent the other team home empty-handed. Loudonville led Danville 7-0 with 7:10 left until halftime when quarterback Logan Huffman found wideout […]
