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A Mount Vernon man is in custody after a three-hour search in the Fredericktown area Tuesday morning.

The Centerburg Local Schools board of education took a moment at the beginning of their meeting Monday evening to commend the hard work of students involved in the Vocational Agriculture program.

Representatives from the Dublin-based architectural firm Fanning Howey led a facilities core group committee meeting for East Knox Local School district Tuesday evening at the high school cafeteria.

Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer presented preliminary 2019 budgets to the Knox County Commissioners Tuesday for the sheriff’s office and Knox County Jail, both adding up to $5.98 million, with a discussion on cruiser purchase increases.

The Mount Vernon City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to approve ballot language for a potential permanent improvement levy on the ballot in May 2019. The levy will not increase the cost to tax payers, but will increase in millage from 2 mills to 2.9 mills.

A Mount Vernon man is in custody after a three-hour search in the Fredericktown area.

Coffee and hot chocolate, with pre-packaged pastries of all kinds, made its debut last week at the Knox County Service Center, delivering a good cup of joe to customers while providing job skills in the process.

The Kokosing Gap Trail Board of Trustees recognized its 30th anniversary at a recent dinner at The Alcove Restaurant, with three of the founding members in attendance.

Monroe Township trustees have very little time to put a fire department staff together, along with firefighting equipment, including turn-out gear, but one trustee said a local fire department — the Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District — is willing to provide mutual aid as needed.

The 48th annual Bladensburg Christmas Parade’s theme of ‘Polar Express’ saw semi trucks, Gators and flatbed trailers transformed into trains Sunday.

Members from the Mount Vernon Lions Club teamed up with employees from Knox Community Hospital to unload two truckloads of food Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Salvation Army.

Some people call Pamela Whitney Gray of Mount Vernon “the barn lady,” while others refer to the Friends of Ohio Barns president as a barn consultant.

The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets boys basketball team increased their scoring output in every quarter to stave off the Lexington Minutemen, a regional championship team a year ago, in the Jackets’ home and Ohio Cardinal Conference opener Friday, 55-48.

The old side pillars at City Hall have been removed and the footers were poured Thursday for the new pillars, reported Jason Epley, assistant to the city engineer, at the mayor’s weekly press briefing Friday.