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More than 200 turkeys have been tagged in Knox County so far this season. </content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/Sports/08/04/30/00.php4</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:56:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209567508190:28947118792176064:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Tesla coils used to show electric current</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- Little information regarding allegations against Mount Vernon Middle School science teacher John Freshwater is being divulged by school officials or Freshwater. In an effort to further understand how a student of Freshwater&apos;s could be burned during a science experiment, the News met with Dr. Terry Klopcic, director of laboratories at Kenyon College, to discuss Tesla coils and their educational value in the classroom.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- Little information regarding allegations against Mount Vernon Middle School science teacher John Freshwater is being divulged by school officials or Freshwater. In an effort to further understand how a student of Freshwater&apos;s could be burned during a science experiment, the News met with Dr. Terry Klopcic, director of laboratories at Kenyon College, to discuss Tesla coils and their educational value in the classroom.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/29/tesla_coils.php4</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:43:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By SAMANTHA DEEM</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209480197808:13839706539452644:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>A different kind of playhouse</title><description>GAMBIER -- Anthony Devore has plenty of room and trees on his Caves Road farm that he could build a tree house anywhere he wanted for his son to play in. Instead, he purchased a 1926 caboose used on the Baltimore &amp; Ohio Railroad to serve as Anthony II&apos;s playhouse.</description><content:encoded>GAMBIER -- Anthony Devore has plenty of room and trees on his Caves Road farm that he could build a tree house anywhere he wanted for his son to play in. Instead, he purchased a 1926 caboose used on the Baltimore &amp; Ohio Railroad to serve as Anthony II&apos;s playhouse.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/26/caboose.php4</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:44:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By SAMANTHA DEEM</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209213856561:46072560646807730:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Trees celebrated for bicentennial</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- In a brief ceremony on Public Square on Friday, city and county officials congratulated the winners of the first ever Heritage Bicentennial Tree awards. The awards were given to the owners of the largest and oldest trees in Knox County.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- In a brief ceremony on Public Square on Friday, city and county officials congratulated the winners of the first ever Heritage Bicentennial Tree awards. The awards were given to the owners of the largest and oldest trees in Knox County.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/26/trees.php4</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:43:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By ANTON HEPLER</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209213856569:2995140526093839:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Prosecutors file charges 10 weeks after alleged assault</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- On Jan. 21, Marcie Cantu&apos;s 15-year-old son was beaten unconscious by a 19-year-old man at a house party on West Pleasant Street, according to police reports. The assault was captured on video from a cell phone and shows Justyn Harris punching and kicking Robert Cantu, as other teenagers cheer him on. In the video, no one present did anything to stop the attack.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- On Jan. 21, Marcie Cantu&apos;s 15-year-old son was beaten unconscious by a 19-year-old man at a house party on West Pleasant Street, according to police reports. The assault was captured on video from a cell phone and shows Justyn Harris punching and kicking Robert Cantu, as other teenagers cheer him on. In the video, no one present did anything to stop the attack.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/25/law_cantu.php4</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By ANTON HEPLER</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209135506935:7:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Experiments typical part of curriculum</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- Earlier this week, the Mount Vernon Board of Education announced it was hiring an independent investigator to determine if allegations against middle school science teacher John Freshwater were true. Those allegations include the accusation that Freshwater burned a cross on the forearm of a student while conducting an experiment using an electrostatic device.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- Earlier this week, the Mount Vernon Board of Education announced it was hiring an independent investigator to determine if allegations against middle school science teacher John Freshwater were true. Those allegations include the accusation that Freshwater burned a cross on the forearm of a student while conducting an experiment using an electrostatic device.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/25/sci_experiments.php4</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:57:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By SAMANTHA DEEM</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1209135506941:57132244658:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Catholics pleased with pope&apos;s visit</title><description>DANVILLE -- Knox County Catholics say they were pleased with Pope Benedict XVI&apos;s recent visit to the United States.</description><content:encoded>DANVILLE -- Knox County Catholics say they were pleased with Pope Benedict XVI&apos;s recent visit to the United States.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/23/papal_visit.php4</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:08:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By KIMBERLY ORSBORN</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1208963321776:7688230689295112:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Students show support</title><description>On Friday, Mount Vernon middle and high school student showed their support for middle school teacher John Freshwater and his quest to keep his bible visible in the classroom.</description><content:encoded>On Friday, Mount Vernon middle and high school student showed their support for middle school teacher John Freshwater and his quest to keep his bible visible in the classroom. </content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/18/rally.php4</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:28:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1208554124997:9873812285500392:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Crowd shows support for MV science teacher</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- Nearly 100 people gathered on Mount Vernon&apos;s Public Square on Wednesday afternoon, in a show of support for middle school science teacher John Freshwater. The Mount Vernon City School administration has demanded Freshwater remove a Bible from his desk at school, even though a Bible has been a fixture in his classroom for many years.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- Nearly 100 people gathered on Mount Vernon&apos;s Public Square on Wednesday afternoon, in a show of support for middle school science teacher John Freshwater. The Mount Vernon City School administration has demanded Freshwater remove a Bible from his desk at school, even though a Bible has been a fixture in his classroom for many years.</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/17/freshwater.php4</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:38:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By PAM SCHEHL</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1208443164015:895133123385909:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Fan overheats, sets fire to roof</title><description>MOUNT VERNON -- A ventilation fan overheated and set fire to the roof at The Laurels nursing center about 8:10 this morning. None of the 25 residents in the northwest wing of the facility were in danger, although all were removed to another part of the building. Staff member Alice Cree said the residents even had their breakfasts.</description><content:encoded>MOUNT VERNON -- A ventilation fan overheated and set fire to the roof at The Laurels nursing center about 8:10  this morning. None of the 25 residents in the northwest wing of the facility were in danger, although all were removed to another part of the building. Staff member Alice Cree said the residents even had their breakfasts. </content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/15/fire.php4</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By VIRGIL SHIPLEY</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1208269957234:6429258814940184:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>How sweet it is: Sweet Revenge plays benefit concert</title><description>Sweet Revenge&apos;s 33rd reunion concert Saturday night started mellow with the &apos;50s hit &quot;Teen Angel.&quot; It was the mark of a band that didn&apos;t feel hurried to prove itself, for it knew just what it&apos;d be able to deliver by evening&apos;s end, when the group virtually blew the roof off the Memorial Theater with a hard-rocking version of &quot;Freebird.&quot;</description><content:encoded>Sweet Revenge&apos;s 33rd reunion concert Saturday night started mellow with the &apos;50s hit &quot;Teen Angel.&quot; It was the mark of a band that didn&apos;t feel hurried to prove itself, for it knew just what it&apos;d be able to deliver by evening&apos;s end, when the group virtually blew the roof off the Memorial Theater with a hard-rocking version of &quot;Freebird.&quot;</content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/14/sweet_revenge.php4</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By MARK JORDAN</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">manual:1208184976138:8374414885131375:http://www.mountvernonnews.com/feed.rss</guid></item><item><title>Face to face with a modern chicken farm</title><description>NEWCASTLE -- Herb Miller&apos;s broiler chicken farm stands on a rolling hill less than a mile south of the hamlet of Newcastle in Coshocton County. The farm was the site of a tour held Thursday by Case Farms to give a glimpse of a broiler-raising facility to Knox County officials and concerned neighbors of a similar operation planned for Monroe Township.</description><content:encoded>NEWCASTLE -- Herb Miller&apos;s broiler chicken farm stands on a rolling hill less than a mile south of the hamlet of Newcastle in Coshocton County. The farm was the site of a tour held Thursday by Case Farms to give a glimpse of a broiler-raising facility to Knox County officials and concerned neighbors of a similar operation planned for Monroe Township. </content:encoded><link>http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/04/11/chicken_farm.php4</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:38:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>By MARK S. 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