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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Mount Vernon Nazarene University is pleased to announce a new partnership with Licking Heights Local Schools to make higher education accessible for all current employees and their families. “MVNU is excited to offer partnerships to school districts both local and throughout the state,” said Ross Carter, MVNU’s P-12 Education Partnership Coordinator. “We offer unique opportunities for …

City of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Police Department Office of the Chief of Police 5 North Gay Street Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050-3241 August 16th , 2024 On August 15th , 2024 Officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department Patrol Division located and detained a Mount Vernon resident, Cameron Ray Moore (23) in connection with the active homicide investigation of the …

Delaware County: Construction Update The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Delaware County. All outlined work is weather permitting. Visit OHGO.com for travel updates or follow the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 6 on Facebook or Twitter for current Delaware County construction information.     State Route 37 CONTINUING IMPACTS SR 37 between Section Line Rd. and Warrensburg Rd. will close starting Monday, August 5 through Friday, …

COLUMBUS – The sixteenth of nearly two dozen “super loads” will depart the dock site in Adams County on Thursday, August 22. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant in Licking County. The 16th load is a tank. It measures 19’1” tall, 16’1” wide, and 197’ long. It weighs …

August 15th, 2024Press release:On August 14th, 2024 at approximately 10:02 PM officers of the Mount Vernon PoliceDepartment responded to an apartment building at 105 South Gay Street on a requestedwelfare check. Upon their arrival the officers made contact with the reporting persons. When theofficers entered the apartment two adult victims, one male and one female, were located.Both individuals were deceased …

The Licking County Health Department’s (LCHD) Safe Communities Coalition reported four crash fatalities in the county during July 2024. In July 2023, there was one crash fatality reported. Year-to-date (July 31, 2024), there have been eleven crash fatalities in Licking County. At this time last year, there were eight crash fatalities year-to-date (July 31, 2023). Our sincere condolences to the …

COLUMBUS, OHIO – In a little under a year, DriveOhio’s Rural Automated Driving Systems (ADS) project collected nearly 60 terabytes of data that will help define future technology needs for automated vehicles in rural environments. While automated driving systems have the potential to dramatically improve roadway safety, data shows that these systems must be refined to maximize that potential in …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (August 14, 2024) – AAA is inviting Members and customers to join its annual ‘Stepping Up for Hunger’ campaign by stepping into any AAA Retail location to drop off canned goods or make a monetary donation. According to Feeding America, food insecurity continues to be a major concern across the nation, affecting 1 in 10 Americans. Providing support in …

Utica, Ohio – Investigators with the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) have ruled a fire in Utica, Ohio (Knox County) as being caused by arson. Investigators with SFM’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau are now seeking tips from the public to help identify those responsible. On Aug. 12, 2024 at 6:41 a.m., the Bladensburg Fire District responded to a …

August 13, 2023 – The Ohio State University’s Heather Clawson was a recipient of the inaugural Dawn Stewart Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the National Alpaca Foundation. Livestock breeders throughout the United States are experiencing a shortage of large animal veterinarians. Further, there is a great need for veterinarians who specialize in the care of camelids, specifically alpacas. The Dawn Stewart Memorial …