For the community, by the community
The Foundation for Knox Community Hospital will unveil a new 3-D digital mammography unit at a reception in the Knox Medical Pavilion on Wednesday, April 12, from 5:30-7pm. The reception is free and open to the public. The Knox County Chamber of Commerce will hold a brief ribbon-cutting as a part of the event.… Read full story
Danville Police Report – Mar 27 2017
(Information courtesy of The Danville Police Department)
03/22/2017
Assist
DPD assisted MVPD with a K-9 sniff of a motor vehicle stopped for a traffic violation.
Barking Dog
DPD responded to the area of West Rambo street on a barking dog.… Read full story
Funding available for projects that promote artistic expression throughout the lifespan
Aging well isn’t just about eating right, exercising and maintaining social connections, though all of these are important. Doing things that make you feel good and that help you continue to grow emotionally and spiritually can be just as important.… Read full story
More than 80 books have been read, the buzzers are ready, and the teams are in place for the return of “Knox County Battle of the Books” team competition on Tuesday, April 4, 6:00 p.m., at the Mount Vernon Memorial Theater, 112 E.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Police Arrests – Mar 27 2017
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Wilbur Parmer, 38, of Norwich OH,
was arrested on March 23rd 2017.
Danielle Reynolds, 27, of Mount Vernon,
was charged with criminal trespass on March 24th 2017.… Read full story
MOUNT VERNON, OHIO (March 4, 2017) – Twenty pieces of artwork created by Mount Vernon High School students were selected at the Regional Level of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. The artwork will advance to State Level judging. Congratulations to the following students:
| Student | Artwork |
| Sean Badger | Of Monuments and Men (sculpture) |
| Rea Bennett | A cup of Art (drawing) The Story of the flute (mixed media) |
| Ryan Bielecki | City of color (painting) The end is near (painting) |
| Fredericka Bockover | Tressel (drawing) |
| Elizabeth Garcia | Reprogrammed (printmaking) Corrupt File (painting) |
| Cierra Goeppinger | Chandler Talbott (painting) |
| Joy Henry | I Love you (computer art) My Friend (computer art) |
| Mary Lowe | Hang Man (sculpture) |
| Maya McDonald | Outside the Box (sculpture) The Violet Room (computer art) |
| Katelyn McKinley | Still Life (drawing) |
| Miranda Purdy | Going Up? |
MOUNT VERNON, OH (March 14, 2017) – Artwork from three Mount Vernon High School students were selected from 12,000 pieces submitted at the State Level of the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. Sean Badger and Jessica Stitts had artwork selected among the top 300 in the state.
Knox Alerts:
Hopewell Road will be closed about 0.1 mile north of Bowman Road today for culvert replacement from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM.
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“It’s always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. And wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth. I don’t really know what the truth is. I don’t suppose anybody will ever really know… we’re just gambling on probabilities – we may be wrong.”
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the creation of a new pilot program that will serve families harmed by parental opioid abuse in more than a dozen southern Ohio counties.
Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) is an intervention program that will provide specialized victim services, such as intensive trauma counseling, to children who have suffered victimization due to parental drug use.… Read full story
