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ODOT inspects trail

The Heart of Ohio Trail, which is planned to run from west of Centerburg to Mount Vernon, where it will hook up with the Kokosing Gap Trail, had an inspection by the Ohio Department of Transportation on Tuesday.

George Breithaupt

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Freedom Center’s new fishing program a success

The Freedom Center’s program, Hooked on Fishing — Not Drugs, has wrapped up for the summer and, according to prevention coordinator Melisa Hathaway, the new program went well.

R. Eric Burdette

Highland passes school levy

Highland school administrators are celebrating and commending the voters in the district for caring for kids.

Pamela Schehl

Micky Dolenz, storyteller

Although Micky Dolenz readily confesses to having a short attention span, there is one long thread that runs through all his work over the years in the entertainment industry: He’s a born storyteller.

Mark S. Jordan

Recycling center sees increase in business

The recycling center on Columbus Road in Mount Vernon took in more than 3 million pounds of material last year, and business continues to increase, according to current estimates.

R. Eric Burdette

Whipple receives training in arson investigation

Last month, Central Ohio Joint Fire District Lt. Jason Whipple traveled to Emmitsburg, Md., to study for two weeks at the National Fire Academy.

Melissa Raines

COJFD to get new engine

The Central Ohio Joint Fire District fire board has authorized the purchase of a new fire engine, with the contract going to the Sutphen Co. of Amblin near Columbus.

Virgil Shipley

Web site survey to help KCH strategic plan

Although Micky Dolenz readily confesses to having a short attention span, there is one long thread that runs through all his work over the years in the entertainment industry: He’s a born storyteller.

Mark S. Jordan

International Paper takes over packaging company

On Monday, the sign outside the containerboard packaging business on Granville Road changed. Weyerhaeuser, which has been part of the Mount Vernon community for the past 50 years, was purchased by International Paper for $6 billion in cash.

Fred Main

New dance studio in The Spotlight

Stephanie Stute and Katie Delozier are proof that the seeds of inspiration can keep for years, until the time is right. Both are former students of longtime Mount Vernon dance instructor Carole Ogg, now retired and living in Florida. Ogg served not merely as teacher but as role model and inspiration for the women as they grew up, instilling a deep passion in them for the art of the dance.

Mark S. Jordan

Johnson paintings gathered for show at FirstMerit

Although he only lived here part of his life, Vernon Johnson considered Mount Vernon home, according to his daughter, Janis. During the period he lived here in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, Johnson executed hundreds of watercolor paintings and studies, several of which remain in the community.

Mark S. Jordan

       
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