President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan over six months, an accelerated timetable -- with an endgame built in -- that would have the first Marines there as early as Christmas, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
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Apple Valley has a new 500,000-gallon water storage tank completed and in use. It stands just off the U.S. 36 entrance to Apple Valley.
A Mount Vernon man remains hospitalized following a shooting Sunday outside of Martinsburg.
For the fourth year in a row, the Mount Vernon Fire Department will be sponsoring the Christmas for Kids toy drive.
An investigation into the Nov. 12 fire which took the life of Columbus resident Jeffrey Hurst, 47, at 1396 Oliver Road has concluded without a final determination as to what started the fire, or whether the fire was caused accidentally or deliberately set.
The families whose children were injured by a horse during the Mount Vernon Christmas Parade on Saturday afternoon say they are thankful for the help of some good Samaritans after the accident.
Keith Bailey, outgoing director of the Delaware-Knox-Marion-Morrow Solid Waste District, met with the Knox County Commissioners on Monday to advise them on the status of a number of facilities and issues before he left the position.
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