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Starting tomorrow, a few of Mount Vernon’s streets will be closed for repairs. Harnewell St, Howard St., and Huckleberry Alley will be closed for sanitary sewer repairs. Harrison Ave, Roosevelt Ave, Pattison Ave, Cleveland Ave, and Ohio Ave will all be close for road resurfacings. Catherine St is still closed with no new updates but is on schedule. In other …

Knox County Veteran Services is located at 105 East Chestnut St and is a local program offered to connect local veterans to services and resources they might not know about as well as benefits them and their families can be entitled to. On Monday May 20, they had their fourth annual open house where they offered free ice cream, t-shirts, …

Congratulations to the Licking County Area Transportation Study (LCATS) for winning the 2024 Licking County Quick Click Challenge!  The first annual Licking County Quick Click Challenge was hosted by the Licking County Safe Communities Coalition at the Licking County Health Department on May 22, 2024.  The Quick Click Challenge is a competition based challenge that demonstrates the ease of putting …

As summer rolls arounds, kids spend more time at the house and less time out and about, especially on their phones, tablets, and video games. Of course electronics can be beneficial for keeping kids connected with their friends during the summer, but it shouldn’t prevent them from going out and connecting with kids in their neighborhood or other local area. …

The month of June is a busy one for the Knox County Public Library system. For adults there are many events, tomorrow is the Adult Craft and Conversation from 6-7:30 pm. Then on Friday, the summer reading program for all ages begins and will go until July 12. On Monday June 3, the Young Adult Craft registration begins for the …

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 14 crashes resulting in 17 deaths on Ohio’s roadways during the 2024 Memorial Day weekend, according to provisional statistics. This is a decrease from last year, when 26 individuals were killed. The four-day reporting period began Friday, May 24 and ran through Monday, May 27. During the reporting period, state troopers made …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) officially broke ground today on a five-story Search and Rescue Training Tower located on the SFM Ohio Fire Academy campus in Reynoldsburg. Today’s groundbreaking marks the beginning of a significant advancement in the future of firefighter and EMS training in Ohio. The $16.7 million facility is designed …

This past weekend Mount Vernon celebrated memorial day which Mayor Matt Starr notes is a day of remembrance not celebration. The parade was a success with 52 participants, a high within recent years, and the weather was permitting , which was a major concern. Saint Vincent De Paul school spent the weekend placing flags on the graves of veterans at …

Planned transportation improvements in the area will be completed in the coming years to accommodate the additional traffic expected from future development, including Intel. Projects will be constructed by both state and local governments, with varying impacts to traffic. Please note that all work is weather dependent. For additional information about transportation improvements in the New Albany area, please visit NewAlbanySiliconHeartland.com.  Find all area …

COLUMBUS – During the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible on Ohio’s roadways promoting traffic safety. As motorists travel this weekend, troopers are reminding drivers to utilize their safety belts and to be responsible by designating a sober driver. The effort begins at midnight on Friday, May 24 and continues through 11:59 p.m. …