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Council will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, August 19, at 5 PM to briefly discuss the Knox County Tax Incentive Review Council’s recommendations following the TIRC’s most recent meeting. Council will also briefly discuss moving forward on having an engineering firm provide bidding specifications for the proposed Old Water Tower Rehab Project.… Read full story
As the school buses return to the roadways, the Ohio State Highway Patrol has a few reminders: Motorists are required to stop at least 10 feet in front of or behind a school bus when flashing lights and an extended arm are displayed and cannot resume driving until the school bus begins moving.… Read full story
Schedule your appointment to give blood today! Join us on Thursday, August 26 from 1:00-6:00 PM at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, blood drive located in the A/B meeting room. To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org,… Read full story
If you have read information from the Gambier ordinance concerning the mask mandate, it indicates a $25 fine and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is the enforcing body. I have spoken with Mayor Kessler and informed him that deputies will not be citing anyone for violations.… Read full story
Pfizer is voluntarily recalling an additional four lots of Chantix 0.5mg/1 mg Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, above the Pfizer established Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) level.
Long-term ingestion of N-nitroso-varenicline may be associated with a theoretical potential increased cancer risk in humans, but there is no immediate risk to patients taking this medication.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – August 17, 2021 —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D. today updated Ohioans about the state of the COVID-19 virus in Ohio.
“The spread of the Delta variant has dramatically accelerated since I last spoke 10 days ago.… Read full story
Gambier Village Council passed an ordinance requiring face masks at places of public settings and accommodations through Oct. 4.
The Fredericktown Police Department regretfully has to postpone the Neighborhood Watch Meeting scheduled for August 21, 2021, due to unforeseen circumstances. The next scheduled Neighborhood Watch Meeting is set for September 18, 2021, at 11 am. The location of this event will be announced at a later date.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Thanks to the extraordinary cooperation and swift action from Ohio’s city, county, township and village partners, the OneOhio opioid settlement agreement with the nation’s three largest distributors now has the backing of more than 96% of the state’s litigating population, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.… Read full story