AUDITIONS announced for MTVarts summer show, The Addams Family – A New Musical. Click for details on characters, audition requirements, obtaining sheet music, choreography videos, and to register for a session on April 14. All auditions will take place at warehouse14 at the corner of West Ohio Avenue and Blackberry Alley.… Read full story
H7N9 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trials Begin
Two new clinical trials testing an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus are now enrolling volunteers at sites across the United States. The Phase 2 studies, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will test different dosages of the inactivated influenza vaccine candidate (called 2017 H7N9 IIV) as well as different vaccination schedules.… Read full story
Don’t Press Your Luck This St. Patrick’s Day
Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging those who are planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day to designate a sober driver. The Patrol and local law enforcement will work together to remove impaired drivers from the roadways as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign. … Read full story
Allison’s Finer Diner Selling Business
It is with great excitement and tremendous sadness that Allison’s Finer Diner announces to our friends, family, staff, brothers and sisters in Christ, and the community as a whole that we are in contract to sell our Business. What a wonderful blessed time it has been serving Knox County and surrounding areas for the past 10 years.… Read full story
Do You Know These People?
KCSO is looking to identify 2 people that were at a location on Hopewell Rd. near Millersburg Rd. in the afternoon on Mon. 3/5/18. They were driving a full size older Chevy truck. If you have information contact detectives 740-399-3348
Hamilton Man Indicted on Theft Charges in Alleged Granite Countertop Scam
(CINCINNATI)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that a Hamilton man has been indicted for allegedly stealing money from consumers after offering to install granite countertops for them.
Michael J. Combs, 57, was indicted Wednesday by a Hamilton County grand jury on the following charges:
- One count of theft beyond the scope, a fourth-degree felony
- One count of theft by deception, a fourth-degree felony
- Three counts of theft beyond the scope, fifth-degree felonies
- Three counts of theft by deception, fifth-degree felonies
Combs is accused of stealing about $19,300 from four consumers in the greater Cincinnati area.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Police Register – Mar 15, 2018
Mount Vernon Police Register – Mar 15, 2018
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Christopher Hastings, 46, of Mount Vernon,
was cited for driving under suspension on March 13th, 2018.
Colton Fields, 18, of Mount Vernon,
was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance ahead on March 13th, 2018.… Read full story
The Center for Wound Healing at KCH Recognized with National Award for Clinical Excellence
Knox Community Hospital’s Center for Wound Healing has been awarded the Center of Distinction Award, by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 92 percent, and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 91 percent within 30 median days to heal.… Read full story
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The annual Mount Vernon Recreation Department Easter egg hunt will be Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Memorial Park. The hunt will be for kids age 0-13 and will begin at 10:00 a.m. The age brackets will be 0-2, 3-4, 5-8, and 9-13.
One Lane Notification
Park Road
Orchard Drive and Oakhill Drive
For ditch repairs on March 15th, 2018, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and March 16th, 2018, at 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. There will be daily lane restrictions. Emergency traffic will be able to pass through (lh)