Election Results for tonight's primary election are now available.

MOUNT VERNON -- Home sales and prices for Knox County were down in January, compared to the same month in 2007.

JOHNSTOWN -- It's official. The Northridge school board on Monday passed a resolution to close Hartford Elementary and Homer Elementary prior to the start of the 2008-09 school year.

DANVILLE -- According to Danville Mayor Robert Dile, a proposed Danville Visitor's Center will probably not be completed until 2009 or 2010.

MARTINSBURG -- When Martinsburg Village Council met Monday evening, Tammy Cline of the Water Board reported that the community hall had used 30,300 gallons of water recently and questioned the cause.

MOUNT VERNON -- The Knox County Commissioners met with Roger Shooter, director of Jobs and Family Services, Monday morning to hear a brief report and discuss a few items.

MOUNT VERNON -- The tragic murder-suicide that left three Gambier residents dead on Sunday was compounded later that day with the reported death of a fourth family member.

MOUNT VERNON -- Fascinating replies have arrived in response to the invitation to write about "Where Have You Been?"as posted on the Web site at www.mountvernonnews.com. Many people in many states and countries read the Mount Vernon News online, and some of them shared their memories of the county in which they grew up.

MOUNT VERNON -- Michelle Hartman inaugurated the News'Newspaper in Education program 10 years ago with the goal of encouraging young people to read. She produces special newspaper pages and supplemental sections just for young readers.

GAMBIER -- Gambier residents and council members discussed at length a proposal to rezone a neighborhood near the village center from a residential to a mixed use zoning classification.

FREDERICKTOWN -- Village Council heard from Knox County Commissioner Tom McLarnan and Fredericktown Fire Chief Scott Mast about safety concerns regarding the Montgomery Road bridge over the Kokosing River during Monday night's council meeting.