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The American Red Cross is asking the public to start the new season off with a lifesaving blood or platelet donation. Those who give this fall play an important role in keeping the blood supply high enough to help patients counting on blood products for care — especially ahead of the busy holiday season. Book a time to give blood …

Wayne Township- The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Monday, September26, 2022 at approximately 8:15AM, on Green Valley Road east of Mile Creek Roadin Wayne Township, Knox County. Emma West, age 18, of Fredericktown, Ohio, was operating a black 2011Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on Green Valley Road when she …

The Licking County Health Department (LCHD) is offering flu vaccines to children and adults in Licking County. Children age six months and older and all adults should receive a yearly flu vaccination. Get a flu vaccination by walking-in to LCHD’s Clinic, located at 675 Price Road in Newark. Walk in clinics will be on Tuesdays and Thursday from 8:00AM-NOON and …

Troy Township – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fataltraffic crash that occurred on Friday, September 23, 2022 at approximately 4:26 PM, on State Route314 at State Route 97 in Troy Township, Morrow County.Catherine Smires, age 68, of Marengo, Ohio, was operating a blue 2018 Ford Escape eastbound onState Route 97 when she …

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found seven guilty after hearings were heldin the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on September 19, 2022.Joseph Brickman, 46 of Howard, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct. The Courtsentenced him to pay a $125 fine.Patrik White, 18 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Underthe Influence while Being Underage. The Court …

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on criminal patrol and marijuana interdiction and eradication. During the project, a total of 36,720 grams of marijuana was seized and 37 felony marijuana arrests were made. In Ohio, 1,530 grams of marijuana was seized and two felony marijuana arrests were made. The …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is excited to announce that Ohioans can now apply to be a new real estate salesperson online. The new service becomes available as the Division handled more than 7,000 new license applications in 2021, a 37% increase from 2019. “The transition from the paper application …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official weekly football computer ratings Tuesday. The computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 23, when 448 schools – the top 16 in each region – will qualify for the playoffs. This week’s complete report …

The Ohio Department of Development and Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community ActionCommission will help income-eligible Ohioans with water and wastewater (sewer)assistance. The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program provides eligibleOhioans assistance paying water and wastewater bills.Clients need to have copies of the following documents: Copies of their most recent water/wastewater bills; A list of all household members and proof of income for the …

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today the Ohio Department of Education will release the 2022 Ohio School Report Cards. Spreadsheets with performance information for districts, schools, community schools, Career Technical Planning Districts and schools that receive the dropout recovery and prevention report card will be available on the Report Card Resources webpage. Districts and schools will not receive overall ratings this year. The report …