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What does the money go toward? Maintaining the youth baseball, softball, and football fields. In 2024, fields were prepped for over 200 scheduled youth events.
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MOUNT VERNON - A Knox County grand jury handed down 10 indictments in its most recent session. One was Dominic Antonio McDonald, 29, of Mount Vernon, who was arrested by Knox County Sheriff's deputies around 6:30 a.m. on March 27 after forcibly entering an Apple Valley residence, according to the sheriff's office. McDonald was indicted for aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony; and two domestic violence counts, both first-degree misdemeanors. James T.
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GAMBIER - Mount Vernon City Schools Superintendent Bill Seder presented the findings of the district's facility advisory committee at this week's Gambier Village Council meeting. The advisor committee, composed of parents, teachers, school administration, business, and community leaders, aimed to pinpoint the district's needs for the foreseeable future. The group was organized to address the district's aging infrastructure, with Wiggin Street and East Elementary being more than 100 years old.
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COLUMBUS - A federal judge has denied former Riverside Recovery Services executive director Amy Smart's Medicaid fraud plea deal. According to federal court records, Judge James L. Graham in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied Smart's plea deal worked out between the federal prosecutor and Smart's attorney.
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APPLE VALLEY - A man is in the Knox County Jail after he was arrested in the wake of an alleged home invasion in Apple Valley on March 27. Dominic Antonio McDonald, 29, was arrested by Knox County Sheriff's deputies around 6:30 a.m. after a three-hour hostage situation at an Apple Valley residence. On March 28, McDonald's bond was set at $100,000 without a 10% option, according to Mount Vernon Municipal Court records.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated on April 1. MOUNT VERNON - On March 29, a laboratory confirmed that two new cases of measles were found in international travelers in Knox County. These individuals are isolated and symptoms are being monitored throughout their isolation periods. Knox Public Health (KPH) has been working with the individuals since contact tracing began and they have been in quarantine. No additional close contacts were identified as a result of the two positive cases.
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MOUNT VERNON - Listed below are Knox County's property transfers from March 1 through March 28, 2025, according to the Knox County auditor's office. Berlin Township13114 Netherland Rd; Berlin Twp.; Doris Porter to Terry Fraizer; $55,000. 19418 Old Mansfield Rd; Berlin Twp.; Knox Marine LTD to John Fraley & Traci L; $175,000Brown Township645 Terrace Ridge Dr; Brown Twp.; Joshua Miller & Emily to John Engler & Jennifer; $328,000.
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MOUNT VERNON - Knox County Common Pleas Judge Richard Wetzel sentenced 12 people in March. Here are the cases: Clinton J. Spires was ordered to serve a 15-month prison sentence for failure to provide a change of address conviction. Spires was credited 101 days toward his sentence. Timothy W. Morrison, of Mount Vernon, was ordered to serve one year of community control on an aggravated possession of drugs conviction, among other requirements. Kelly A.
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MOUNT VERNON - One measles case was confirmed in Knox County on Monday. A traveling international adult contracted measles and is no longer infectious, according to a Knox Public Health press release. The state health agency is working with Knox Public Health (KPH) to follow up on contacts and promote opportunities for vaccination. KPH is also working with the individual and their healthcare provider to identify contacts, according to the release.
