1+ week, 1+ day ago  (432+ words) It was to be a week full of intra-county battles on area baseball and softball diamonds, but as happens in most Ohio springs, the weather got the best of things. Still, the last several days saw a number of head-to-head…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1752+ words) She is survived by her daughters, Kathie (Dean) Yocum and Vickie Mellott; her stepchildren, Cheryl (Roger) Royer, Daniel (Sulinda) Betts, and David (Heather) Betts; as well as her loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Martha loved being a grandmother, but some…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (1756+ words) Born on March 28, 1959, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Sonya spent most of her life in Marlboro Township, Ohio. She was a proud graduate of Marlington High School, served in the Navy, and dedicated her life to her family and her faith....

6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (845+ words) Reading is fundamental, and this May United Way Wayne & Holmes Counties is busy making sure every child gets an opportunity to read to their hearts content. Throughout the month of May, United Way will offer five Reading Under the Lights…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (886+ words) The Mount Vernon and Licking Valley softball teams put up another battle for the ages on April 24. The teams had played just 10 days earlier, with the Licking County League leading Panthers pulling out a thrilling 3-2 victory in eight innings. Friday…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (787+ words) The Mount Vernon track teams" depth came through this past weekend as both the boys and girls teams captured titles at the Lakewood Relays. The boys captured four events, setting five school records in the process, to score 87 points and…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (559+ words) Mount Vernon Nazarene University marked Arbor Day during its annual Blue-Green Day festivities the morning of April 21 with two special tree plantings in the Quad " honoring the memory of Ethan Adkins and establishing a future ceremonial campus Christmas tree. Blue-Green…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1012+ words) If you take a quick tour around the internet these days, you're more than likely to find plenty of people offering advice, but it always comes with a sticker price. Cody Austin has plenty of advice to offer about gaining…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1759+ words) Born December 12, 1949, in Martins Ferry, Ohio he was a son of the late Ross E. Kerwood and Beatrice Raber Kerwood. A 1967 graduate from Jewett High School, Sam honorably served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked in…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (96+ words) Knox Public Health says someone is posing as a department employee and asking about Medicare or retirement benefits. The department says staff do not visit unannounced, always carry photo ID and never request personal or financial information " call police to…...