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Mount Vernon Municipal Court: 59 cases on docket, September 2-6, 2024
The following 59 cases are on the Mount Vernon Municipal Court docket for the week of September 2-6, 2024. Judge John Thatcher presides over the Mount Vernon Municipal Court. The court bailiff is William Champlin. Note: all defendants are assumed innocent until proven guilty. JUDGEDATENAMEVIOLATIONSAGENCYATTORNEY. JOHN C. THATCHER09/03/2024TERAN, ANTHONY R4510.12...
Newark City Council considers ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep or ‘camp’ on public property
Homeless people and others found sleeping on public benches, sidewalks, streets and alleyways – or in a doorway to a public or private property abutting a public sidewalk – could face criminal charges under an ordinance being considered by the Newark City Council Safety Committee. A first offense...
Mazzari asks Danville residents to ‘answer the door’
DANVILLE — Danville Mayor Joe Mazzari urgently asks residents to answer if someone comes to their door next month. This is a crucial step for the village’s future. “We’re doing a village-wide survey to establish income status to get future grants,” Mazzari explained. “We did not...
Letter to the Editor: Check engine light 'blinking' for Newark officials 9 months after suit
Kent Mallett’s Dec. 29, 2023, article in The Newark Advocate describes the civil lawsuit filed against the City of Newark, Service Director Dave Rhodes, Superintendent Ralph Prince Jr., and Supervisor Greg Vickers. Nick Curry, a 27-year city employee who works in the street department, filed the suit, alleging conspiracy and harassment.The “check engine light” has been blinking for nearly nine months on the lawsuit because two local judges have recused from the case, but the incriminating...
Downtown Mount Vernon Honors Knox County’s Veterans with Veterans Day Pole Banners
Mount Vernon, OH – In a heartfelt tribute to Knox County’s service members, Experience Mount Vernon proudly announces the 2024 Veterans Day Pole Banner program. The banners will honor local veterans, celebrating their dedication and sacrifice for our nation. The banners, to be prominently displayed on lamp posts...
Reporter’s Notebook: An overdose prevention center in a town just a little bigger than Newark
A version of this was first published by Matter News, 17 Nov 2022. Erik says he comes here to use drugs a few days a week. He was once an IV drug user but now he only smokes. He’s on methadone, so things are not as complicated as they used to be.
Frasier Solar admits local opposition outweighs support
In testimony before the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) Craig Adair, the project lead for Frasier Solar, admitted that comments to the OPSB in opposition to the proposed solar project outweighed those in support by a sizable margin. The OPSB heard testimony in a public hearing on August 19 in...
Connections confirmed between ‘grassroots’ Ohio solar opposition and dark-money natural gas group
The leader of a local anti-solar energy group admitted to Ohio regulators last week that a well-connected natural gas executive is among the group’s largest donors. The testimony by Jared Yost, founder of Knox Smart Development, offered the fullest view yet of the group’s ties to fossil fuel interests, undercutting its claims to be a “grassroots” advocate for local farmers and other residents. “It changes the story quite a bit,”...
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