MOUNT VERNON -- Following Tuesday night's storm, with high winds, trees and limbs were down along Murray Road. For at least a mile and half, trees were down on the roadway, in yards and on houses.

MOUNT VERNON -- Randy Pore, director and senior planner of the Knox County Regional Planning Commission office, is stepping down after seven years on the job. He will accept the position as the village administrator of Lexington.

DANVILLE -- Danville Village Council remains one member short due to the departure of finance chairman Brent Kaylor in December. In its first meeting of the year, Mayor Robert Dile requested anyone interested in filling the vacant seat to send a letter of interest or attend any regularly scheduled council meeting.

MOUNT VERNON -- A Fredericktown woman was found not guilty of one count of possessing weapons under disability. The verdict was delivered by a Knox County jury on Tuesday.

MOUNT VERNON -- Many people may not know the liquid petroleum gas used by homeowners to heat their homes can also be used as fuel for car and truck gasoline engines. There are quite a few trucks on the road fueled with LPG, or LP gas, as it is sometimes called.

MOUNT VERNON -- So you think you've won the lottery. All you have to do is deposit a cashier's check into your account, send a portion of the check back to the group that sent it to you, and you're rich. Not so fast.

CENTERBURG -- Centerburg High School basketball fans have one name on the tip of their tongues today -- Chase Burke. Burke scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 59-51 Northridge win over host Centerburg on Tuesday night in Mid-Buckeye Conference play.

MOUNT VERNON -- Building a program is never easy for a coach. It takes the right mix of talent, attitude and coaching to be successful.

MOUNT VERNON -- For a team that has struggled to put points on the scoreboard through the first half of the season, Tuesday's game was a dream come true.