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Mount Vernon – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, inconjunction with the Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office,and the Ohio Department of Transportation, conducted an OVI checkpoint on Friday,August 26, 2022. The location was on State Route 13/South Main Street, from 8:00P.M. to 9:45 P.M. The OVI checkpoint funding came from federal grants to …

NEWARK, OHIO – The Newark Division of Police has been made aware that many of our residentshave become the recipients of scam phone calls telling the person that they have a warrant. Manyvariations of this scam have been making their way through local agencies and nationwide. We will notcall you to tell you that you have a warrant, nor will …

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Franklin County Sheriffs Office and the Licking County Sheriffs Office have collaborated to make an arrest on a cold case homicide investigation from each respective county. On August 5 2022, Robert Edwards age 67 of Columbus Ohio was arrested on a charge of Aggravated Murder and then later indicted for …

for Human Trafficking (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A weekend human-trafficking operation involving 98 law enforcement agencies across the state ended in the arrests of 35 “johns” seeking to buy sex and 21 others seeking to buy sex from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “On my watch, those who keep human traffickers in business are going to pay a …

During the month of August and Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working alongside the law enforcement community in Licking County to decrease impaired driving. From August 19 through September 5, Licking County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement period. In support of …

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found three guilty after arraignments andhearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on August 15, 2022.Corey Bednarke, 29 of Hammond, Indiana, was found guilty of Criminal Mischief andCriminal Trespassing. The Court sentenced him to serve 20 days in jail. A restitutionhearing is scheduled for August 19, 2022. Raymond Yoder, 63 of Millersburg, …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) announced their new Deputy Fire Marshal Richard Sluder, the second in command position at the division. The primary responsibility of this role is to assist the Director of Commerce and the State Fire Marshal in directing operations at SFM. “This is a critical role at the Division of State Fire …

Newark, OH — The Newark Division of Police is accepting applications for its next CitizenPolice Academy program that will take place on Monday evenings from 6 to 9 pm beginningOctober 03, 2022. The academy is a 7-week program that will enable participants to experiencefirsthand how your Division of Police operates and performs the day-to-day business of servingand protecting the citizens …

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will provide a limited number of free laptop computers to students demonstrating financial need who are enrolled in the college’s information technology or digital media design technology programs. The new one-time Computer Grant is available on a first-come, first-served basis to 30 enrolled students beginning autumn semester 2022. Qualifying students will receive a Dell Precision …

Highland Local School District is pleased to announce Mike DeLaney as the new Head BoysBasketball Coach.DeLaney, 52, has served as the athletic director at Highland High School since 2015. Prior to coming toHighland in 2014 as an assistant boys basketball coach, DeLaney was the head boys basketball coach at Big Walnut High School.“I’m looking forward to becoming the next Head …