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The Ohio House of Representatives being back in session following the November election created a busy few weeks for 68th District Representative Rick Carfagna.

The village of Gambier is currently in the process of interviewing five finalists for the village administrator position, with interim village Administrator Dave Martin saying the interviews should conclude by the first week of January.

Because of the Christmas holiday, City Council will not meet until Wednesday evening.

A Fredericktown man was caught in the act of stealing from a Mount Vernon garage, according to police.

The 27-inch sanitary sewer line that was washed out by high water in Delano Run this week has been reattached and reburied, but emergency measures are still in place to prevent the line from popping up again if there is more high water.

Students at Mount Vernon Middle School have learned a very valuable lesson in giving back to their community, just in time for the holidays.

Pro Care Medical Transportation Service has offered to lower its price for EMS service for Monroe Township following township trustees deciding Monday they would not be able to accept the lone bid for EMS service that Pro Care provided, at $14,900 per month.

After almost 50 years, Ed Reeves still gets emotional when talking about his experience as a scout dog handler during the Vietnam War.

A Newark man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Utica man.

Mount Vernon Police Officer Justin Willis was a recipient of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) “Award of Excellence” during a luncheon Tuesday in Gahanna.

For most beer drinkers, appreciating the taste of beer is enough, but at this month’s Farmer Breakfast, attendees had the chance to learn about how beer ingredients are grown and brought together to make one of America’s favorite drinks.

In a rather routine monthly meeting of the Danville Local Schools board of education Monday evening, some bright spots were able to shine through.

If it rains 1.54 inches more this year, then Knox County — as part of central Ohio — will have endured the most precipitation (predominantly rain and a bit of snow) since state records started being kept in 1869.

A Mount Vernon man is charged with attempting to strangle a sheriff’s deputy who responded to a domestic call