Taking it to the Streets

DANVILLE — Danville Village Council members heard about several items during its meeting Tuesday.

CENTERBURG — After 16 rounds of competition, Dakota Copley, an eighth-grader in the Centerburg schools, correctly spelled manifestation and won the 52nd annual Knox County Spelling Bee on Tuesday evening.

MOUNT VERNON — The damage caused to power lines was much more extensive than AEP Ohio first expected when power went out to 2,214 customers Tuesday afternoon about 4 p.m.

MOUNT VERNON — Megan Peterson, 19, of Mount Vernon, was in Mount Vernon Municipal Court twice Tuesday.

MOUNT VERNON — A 12-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Cottage and Sunset streets Tuesday afternoon.

MOUNT VERNON — As Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets football safety Colton Walker was coming off the field during their second game of the 2011 season at Cambridge, it was becoming clear that there was something wrong.

UTICA — Before the snow started falling in Utica, it was raining 3's in the high school gym.

HOWARD — For the East Knox Bulldogs and their fans, it was as bleak as the wind-driven, bitter-cold wintery night.

MOUNT VERNON — "Lest we forget: The reason, the cause, the dream," was the theme of the ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration breakfast Monday morning at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

DANVILLE — The 2012 Danville Lions Club Raccoon Dinner will be held Monday, Feb. 6, at the St. Luke's Community Center, located immediately behind the Danville St. Luke's Catholic Church.

MOUNT VERNON — A Florida woman is in serious but stable condition this morning at The Ohio State University Medical Center with injuries sustained from a crash Monday night.

PERRY TOWNSHIP, Morrow County — The Morrow County Sheriff's Office is investigating a reported armed home invasion and robbery. The incident occurred early Saturday evening on Morrow County Road 59 in Perry Township in north east Morrow County.

Taxes imposed on inheritances and estates have generally shrunk both at the federal and state levels in recent years, and there will be substantial additional relief for some taxpayers when the Ohio Estate Tax disappears from the books altogether on January 1, 2013.

On Jan. 21, 1862, Democratic Banner Editor Lecky Harper was no doubt happy to report that Pennsylvania Republican boss Simon Cameron was out as Secretary of War.

MOUNT VERNON — Jason Rogers will be on the ballot in the March primary for the Ohio House of Representatives.

MOUNT VERNON — For the first time in over 21 years, the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets girls basketball team hosted another Knox County team.

MOUNT VERNON — Local World War II veterans who have participated in the Honor Flights to Washington D.C. were treated to a reception Saturday afternoon, gathering to renew friendships and exchange stories about their experiences.

HOWARD — Looking for solutions to the district's dire financial situation, the East Knox school board continues to explore ways to reduce operating expenses.

MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County Sheriff's deputy was injured early Thursday morning in an accident on Vernonview Drive (Ohio 768), Sheriff David Barber reported.