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Recommendations focus on introducing peanut-containing foods to infants.
An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent the development of peanut allergy.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Police Arrests – Jan 05 2017
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Christopher Sapp, 37, of Newark,
was picked up under warrant on October 7th 2016.
Christopher Hastings, 45, of Mount Vernon,
was charged with domestic violence on January 4th 2017.… Read full story
Widespread light snowfall is expected this afternoon and evening. Lake effect snow then intensifies later this evening/tonight.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Jan. 04, 2017) – In 2016, the Ohio Department of Agriculture recognized 118 new century, sesquicentennial or bicentennial farms owned by the same family for at least 100, 150 or 200 consecutive years. More than 1,300 farms are now registered across the state in the Ohio Historic Family Farms program.
Tawni E. Osterman, 34, of Mount Vernon, Ohio currently has a statewide warrant for a revocation of community control hearing. In November, Osterman was sentenced to community control after being convicted of two counts of aggravated possession of drugs, both fifth-degree felonies.
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting preliminary traffic fatality data from the 2017 New Year’s and 2016 Christmas reporting periods.
Four people were killed on Ohio’s roadways during the 2017 New Year’s Holiday, a four-day reporting period beginning December 30 and ending January 2.… Read full story
Orrville, OH – The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited voluntary recall on certain lots of 9LivesTM, EverPetTM, and Special KittyTM canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1).
The issue was discovered by the Quality Assurance team during review of production records at the manufacturing facility.… Read full story
A fast moving upper level disturbance will bring snow to the region on Thursday. The snow will develop through the morning hours and then continue into Thursday afternoon. The heaviest band of snow will fall along the Ohio River where 2 to locally 3 inches of snow will be possible.… Read full story
Good morning and Happy New Year from The Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities Staff!
We have something we’d like to share with you, but first, want to give you a little backstory about how the Humans of Knox County began…
About a year ago, a group of us got together to talk about how we could connect people in the Knox County community and create opportunities for everyone, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to share their stories and hopefully make some meaningful connections.… Read full story
Mount Vernon Police Arrests – Jan 04 2017
(Information courtesy of The Mount Vernon Police Department)
Rex Hunter, 25, of Bellville,
was charged with fictitious plates on December 30th 2016.
Matti Vernon, 32, of Centerburg,
was cited for expired or unlawful license plates on December 31st 2016.… Read full story