MOUNT VERNON – Four local law enforcement agencies combined efforts Sunday in an attempt to track down a missing man on the Kokosing Gap Trail, but to no avail. According to a press release from the Mount Vernon Police Department, Jason Wayne Taylor, 40, of Mount Gilead, is still missing as of Tuesday morning. Law […]
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UPDATE: SUV pulled from King Beach at Apple Valley was allegedly stolen, according to owner
UPDATE: 2:11 p.m. HOWARD — A white Ford SUV pulled from the private King Beach at Apple Valley on Sunday morning was reportedly stolen, its owner stated in a Knox County Sheriff’s report. No one was found inside the vehicle, authorities reported. According to the sheriff’s report, three deputies were dispatched to the area of King […]
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July 4 festivities at Ariel-Foundation Park canceled
MOUNT VERNON – It is with great disappointment that the City of Mount Vernon and the Foundation Park Conservancy announce the cancellation of July 4th Independence Day festivities, including concerts and fireworks, at Ariel-Foundation Park. The decision comes after continued monitoring of the COVID-19 situation, and advisement from the Ohio Department of Health and Julie […]
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DeWine touts Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Fight COVID-19
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday the establishment of the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Fight COVID-19. The collaborative public-private partnership will coordinate efforts to provide healthcare workers and first responders with the personal protective equipment (PPE). “This new alliance will work to more quickly mobilize every manufacturer capable of helping us make PPE […]
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Knox County reports first positive COVID-19 case
MOUNT VERNON – Friday evening, Knox Public Health received notice of the first lab confirmed case of COVID-19 in a Knox County resident. The individual is a 28-year-old female who works in Franklin County and was tested at a drive-thru clinic in Franklin County. No additional demographic information relating to the case will be released […]
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Mothers’ Milk Bank to open milk drop site in Knox County on March 20
COLUMBUS – The OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank is celebrating the opening of a new milk drop site at Knox Public Health with a grand opening event on Friday, March 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. Located at 11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd in Mount Vernon, Knox Public Health will house a freezer to store donated human […]
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Knox County Sheriff: Mansfield man charged with importuning
MOUNT VERNON — A Mansfield man was arrested in Mount Vernon on Wednesday morning in a sting operation after authorities said he was attempting to meet a minor for sexual activity. According to the Knox County Sheriff’s office, Randy Sowash, 55, of Mansfield, faces charges of felony importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. […]
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Knox County Sheriff: 2 arrested for burglary near Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG — Two people were arrested Saturday morning and numerous items discovered after what authorities are terming an attempted burglary just south of Martinsburg. Thanks to a call from an alert neighbor, responding deputies were able to arrest Ryan C. Bowen, 24, from Thornville, and Christi J. McCarty, 18, from Columbus, Sheriff David Shaffer said. […]
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Vaughn selected as Fredericktown’s next head volleyball coach
FREDERICKTOWN – Fredericktown High School Athletic Director Nate Bellman has announced that Tami Vaughn, a 1984 FHS graduate, will take over as the head varsity volleyball coach at FHS. Vaughn takes over a program that went 22-5 in 2019, won the district championship and qualified for regionals for the first time since 2002. The Freddies […]
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Beheler resigns as Fredericktown’s head volleyball coach
FREDERICKTOWN – Fredericktown High School Athletic Director Nate Bellman has announced that Shena Beheler, a FHS graduate who has been at the helm of the Fredericktown volleyball program since 2013, has resigned. Beheler compiled a 99-62 record over her seven years as varsity head volleyball coach at FHS. The 2019 Freddie volleyball team finished 22-5, […]