A pair of horse gates that have reportedly been blocking the Heart of Ohio Trail on repeated occasions will be removed, the Knox County Commissioners decided Thursday afternoon.
Mark S. Jordan
Parents instinctually do anything and everything to protect their children especially from bullies. According to Jim Bisenius this is one instance when it is better to empower than protect.
Samantha Scoles
The long-running saga of updating or relocating the shared offices of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), Title Office and the Ohio State Highway Patrol Driver's Exam (OSHP/DX) station has taken a turn for the epic, county officials learned Thursday.
Mark S. Jordan
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In an emergency meeting held Thursday morning at the Knox County Service Center, the Knox County Emergency Management Agency Board placed director Marie Blubaugh on two weeks' paid administrative leave. The action is pending further investigation into several issues which emerged in the wake of the renewal of her commission and the awarding of a raise in the EMA board's previous meeting on Feb. 12.
Mark S. Jordan
The Ohio's Junior Miss contestants and their host mothers were guests of Soroptimist International of Mount Vernon and Knox County for a Thursday luncheon at The Dan Emmett Conference Center.
Kimberly Orsborn
The building formerly known as Leonard's Meat Market has a new lease on life as The Deli Market. The market had been a business icon for many years and the new owner, Ayman Mosleh, intends to operate The Deli Market in that tradition.
George Breithaupt
Ever since the Mount Vernon Kroger store moved into its current location, people in the area have wondered if the store would ever put in its own gas station like larger Kroger stores have done.
George Breithaupt
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