Knox County News

On Friday, Nov. 20, Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster sentenced five men for various crimes, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.

Those in attendance at the Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce Midday Matters luncheon Thursday afternoon at The Alcove heard from all three Knox County Commissioners and Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Mavis about the current state of the county and city, from the points of view of those at the helm in city and county government.

A new law recently signed by Gov. Ted Strickland allows 16-year-olds to join the critical lifesaving team of donors who keep Ohio's blood banks filled with the precious gift of life.

A situation where minors had easy access to weapons led to tragic results Sunday when a Heath High School student was fatally shot by a friend, a freshman at Utica High School.

A one-car crash early Saturday on U-S 62 in Danville in Knox County killed a Danville woman and injured three others.

A man died in a house fire southwest of Centerburg, in Knox County, last night. Investigators continue to work at the scene on Oliver Road to determine the cause of the fire, said Shane Cartmill, spokesman for the state fire marshal's office.

Officials with the state fire marshal's office are investigating a fatal fire overnight in Knox County.

The Mt. Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred just after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

A fire which officials say appears to have been set, swept through a home south of Centerburg late Thursday night, leaving behind a burned out shell, and the body of a person whose identity had not been released as of press time today.

Friday, November 13, 2009 4:38 AM WCLT News Staff Late Thursday night, fire departments from several departments battled a house fire in the Centerburg area of southwest Knox County.

One year after Utica resident Lynette Ricketts was murdered by her ex-husband, Lynette's mother, Nancy Jones, said the healing her family needs is beginning slowly.

Problems within the cat shelter may jeopardize the county's dog rescue program, Mount Vernon City Council members learned Monday night.

Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Ashley Vess, cadet commander of the Licking County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, has been named a Student of Integrity by the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio.

Knox County voters gave the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County a shot in the arm Tuesday by passing the library levy by a sizable margin.

Thirty property owners in the Mount Vernon City School District will have property valuations re-examined by the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals because the school district is appealing approved changes in order to recoup taxes on the higher value of the property.

James and Lavina Nethers of St. Louisville drove up to Knox County in hopes of finding a chocolate lab puppy to replace a dog that had recently died.

Next to Mount Jeez at Malabar Farm State Park, one of the magical places on my local map is the muddy spot where the Kokosing and Mohican Rivers join to form the Walhonding River.

On Friday, Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster sentenced eight men and two women for various felony crimes and community control supervision violations, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.

COLUMBUS -- An Amish girl injured when her buggy collided with a semi, leaving her trapped under the truck's wheels, has been upgraded from critical condition.

Dave Rine, Martinsburg, is going to Newark to take care of his health needs. Rine recently switched to Med-I-Gold insurance for his supplemental insurance, and found out Knox Community Hospital does not take Med-I-Gold, thus the switch.