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A Knox County judge gave a Fredericktown woman a second crack at intervention in lieu of conviction and offered the same to a Mount Vernon man who said he’s never heard of the program before.

Main Street Mount Vernon, the central business district’s premier membership organization, with 183 members and open to all area businesses, held its well-attended annual meeting Thursday night at North Main Cafe.

The Gambier Village Council will meet in closed executive session for two hours tonight from 6-8 p.m. in the council chamber to consider two finalists for the vacant village administrator position.

A Mount Vernon man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting his mother.

Knox County’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP Ed) representative updated Knox County Commissioners Tuesday about what works best for the program — outreach, hands-on healthy cooking classes and demonstrations, and partnerships with other agencies.

City regulation of low-level cell towers in city rights of way will wait until at least March for council approval.

Mayor Richard Mavis told City Council Monday night that when he and Safety-Service Director Joel Daniels came into office in 1996 they knew they wanted to consolidate the leadership of water, wastewater, collection and distribution and the billing office.

The Knox County Land Bank (Land Reutilization Corp.) has presented an opportunity for the city of Mount Vernon to find the best possible buyer for the former Elmwood Fire Station at 215 Ames St., Land Bank President Jeff Gottke said Monday.

Smoke inhaled from an oxygen explosion is believed to have caused the death of a Mount Vernon woman, according to preliminary autopsy results.

At long last, a court hearing will be held Thursday on what is left of the old Mazza building on West High Street.

Crunch Out Knox County is a six-week nutrition and activity program that teaches fourth graders about making healthy food choices and getting physical activity everyday.

A woman is dead following a Sunday morning fire at a Mount Vernon apartment building.

Just after midnight on Sunday, the Mount Vernon Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at The Arbors, 1575 Yauger Road.

The expansion of the Central Ohio Joint Fire District building has encountered a snag and will need to be rebid, District Chief Joe Porter said this week.

Knox County Auditor Jonette Curry was recently appointed to serve on the 2019/2020 Statewide Legislative Committee of the County Auditor’s Association of Ohio (CAAO) representing the Northeast District.