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International Cat Day celebrates love for cats, and also focuses on the importance of keeping them safe, as well as on protecting more vulnerable wildlife that they come into contact with. The day was created by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
GALLIPOLIS – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against two Michigan men after a traffic stop in Gallia County. During the traffic stop, troopers seized 1,000 Oxycodone pills valued at approximately $40,000.
On August 2, 2018, at 7:52 p.m.,… Read full story
On Tuesday, the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Pedro Montalvo on 18 child pornography charges. Montalvo is serving a seven-year prison sentence.
The case, which was decided by a jury trial in November 2016, involved Internet sharing of child pornography and the possession of hundreds of child pornography images, some including infants.… Read full story
FRANKLIN – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against an Ohio man after a traffic stop in Butler County. During the traffic stop, troopers seized 114 grams of methamphetamine valued at approximately $11,514.
On August 1, 2018, at 4:33 p.m.,… Read full story
The American chestnut was once the premier forest tree in the eastern U.S. One out of every four hardwood trees was a chestnut in some areas of the Appalachian Mountains. Many wildlife species depended on the trees for food, including white-tailed deer, wild turkey, black bear, squirrels, and the now-extinct passenger pigeon.
Shoot for the moon featuring “Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon” by Robert Kurson at the adult book discussion on Tuesday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N.… Read full story
A Day to Celebrate “Caring Hearts” will be held on Thursday, August 23, at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
The program will begin with a “Caring Hearts” American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1:00 p.m.… Read full story