Here is a list of holiday meals that are open to the community at no cost. Reservations are not required unless otherwise noted. Please pay special attention to the hot meal site (First Church of the Nazarene) that will NOT be open.… Read full story
Warmer Today With Plenty of Sunshine
High pressure will bring plenty of sunshine today. Temperatures will rise into the mid and upper 30s across northern Ohio. Northwest Pennsylvania will see highs reach the low to mid-30s. Saturday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the 40s!… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Dec 20, 2019
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Dec 20, 2019
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
A complainant advised that someone had purchased $5.00 worth of gas with a counterfeit $20 note on December 19th, 2019.
Governor, Health Director Offer Resources for Ohioans Who Resolve to Quit Smoking in New Year
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, joined by Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH, and OhioHealth Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, today offered resources to those looking to quit using tobacco products in the new year.… Read full story
Mt. Vernon FFA Serves the Community
The Mount Vernon FFA Chapter conducted a day of service during the current holiday season. Each class planned and implemented a service project that was close to their hearts. One of the classes elected to help the fire department sort and bag toys that were donated as part of the Toys for Tots program.… Read full story
Candles & Carols Event
Please join us this Friday evening, Dec. 20, from 5:30-7 p.m. for our Candles & Carols event. Free hot beverages and cookies in the Urton Clock House, carols with the Apple Valley Singers and Heritage Singers in the Community Foundation Pavilion, and more than 600 luminaries to walk through.… Read full story
Cincinnati-Area Business Owner Indicted for Theft
(CINCINNATI) — The owner of a Cincinnati-area window company was indicted Wednesday on 49 charges for allegedly stealing almost $45,000 from customers, including six elderly victims.
… Read full story“This guy pocketed deposits and walked off without an explanation, leaving customers in the dark,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said.
Senate Set To Pass Spending Package with Priorities for Veterans and Servicemembers That Brown Secured
Senator Secured Provisions for Ohio Military Installations, Language to help Reduce Veteran Debt, Requirements for Trump Administration to Act on Agent Orange
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate is expected to pass a spending package that includes wins for Ohio’s servicemembers and veterans that Sen.… Read full story
InnovateOhio Issues Statewide Broadband Strategy
Plan supports applications for federal ReConnect funding by awarding additional points
More accurate coverage maps also rolled out in partnership with Connected Nation
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—InnovateOhio, under the direction of Lt. Governor Jon Husted, today released the Ohio Broadband Strategy. The document serves as a comprehensive plan for aggressively expanding and enhancing the state’s broadband network.… Read full story
USDA Farm Programs Help Farmers and Ranchers During 2019 Challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2019 – USDA farm programs helped producers weather a tough 2019, marked with prevented planting, delayed harvests, and unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs. USDA’s farm program agencies – the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center – worked to deliver programs to assist farmers and ranchers.… Read full story