http://www.yourstreet.com/news/academia-oh The latest Academia, OH news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us HOWARD — Howard resident Sarah Moxley was a Vietnam-era Marine, then served in the National Guard and later worked in the Knox County Veterans Service Office. She joined the U.S... http://www.yourstreet.com/4652442/moxley-finds-trust-purpose-in-military-service Melissa King of Mason recently performed with the Kenyon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble in the college's Rosse Hall Auditorium during family weekend celebration. http://www.yourstreet.com/4647194/mason-woman-performs-in-wind-ensemble Recording artist and producer Storm will judge the first Columbus Hidden Talent Show, a performing-arts competition to take place at 2 p.m. Saturday in the King Arts Complex,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4642129/producer-to-serve-as-judge-for-talent-contest MOUNT VERNON -- The ecumenical Living Water Ministries, having achieved success with its Angel Food Ministries program, has opened the Second Chance Thrift Store at 300 Tilden... http://www.yourstreet.com/4587795/thrift-store-helps-support-ministry FREDERICKTOWN -- Rural America is quickly changing, transforming into a new world with every day that passes. But insight into the agricultural legacy of yesterday and today in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4587803/history-channel-grant-to-fund-documentary-of-rural-fredericktown MOUNT VERNON -- With 71.63 percent turnout, Knox County citizens showed up to let their voices and choices be heard. Not only were they lining up to vote for the next president... http://www.yourstreet.com/4566870/residents-have-voices-heard MOUNT VERNON -- Knox County Democrats rode a roller coaster of mixed emotions Tuesday night at The Dan Emmett Conference Center, reveling in upper-level triumphs while losing... http://www.yourstreet.com/4566871/local-democrats-suffer-mixed-emotions MOUNT VERNON -- According to the Ohio School Boards Association, there were 237 Ohio school issues on Tuesday's ballot. Locally, four districts asked voters to approve school... http://www.yourstreet.com/4566881/1-local-school-levy-passes-4-others-fail DANVILLE -- Danville Police Chief Monte Vance reported that on Monday evening, officers from the Danville Police Department, Fredericktown Police Department, Mount Vernon Police... http://www.yourstreet.com/4554661/police-operation-ends-with-several-arrests MOUNT VERNON -- Traffic was delayed Sunday as Dingey Movers Inc. of Zanesville hauled a bowstring truss bridge from Bladensburg to Mount Vernon. The estimated eight to six hours... http://www.yourstreet.com/4546075/no-troubled-waters-for-bridge-move-slideshow MOUNT VERNON -- A few days ago, at least, the Ohio weather finally found a little chill in the air, but Knox County residents don't have to worry, things are about to get toasty... http://www.yourstreet.com/4546081/hall-named-christmas-parade-grand-marshal BRANDON -- Three people were injured, one seriously, in a crash Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Sycamore Road and Ohio 661 (Granville Road) in Brandon. http://www.yourstreet.com/4546076/minivan-collides-with-semitrailer-3-injured HOWARD -- Concerns about the quality of the water which at times is emptied from Apple Valley Lake into Little Jelloway Creek, has prompted the Ohio EPA and Apple Valley... http://www.yourstreet.com/4546077/av-lake-drainage-could-affect-quality-of-creek GAMBIER - The Marion Rugby Club recorded its sixth straight victory Sunday with a 52-22 win over Kenyon College. http://www.yourstreet.com/4544161/marion-rugby-club-nabs-sixth-straight-victory One in 10 students at Kenyon College carries something besides a book-filled backpack: tuition insurance. http://www.yourstreet.com/4539331/consumer-10-report-colleges-private-k-12s-offer-tuition-insurance MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- A second student said his eighth-grade science teacher burned a cross on his arm with an electrical device, but that he didn't tell his parents or complain... http://www.yourstreet.com/4529238/second-student-tells-of-burning Associated Press - October 30, 2008 8:25 PM ET MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - The principal of a central Ohio high school says she received complaints that a middle school teacher... http://www.yourstreet.com/4525738/ohio-teacher-appeals-firing-in-preaching-case MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The principal of a central Ohio high school says she received complaints that a middle school teacher now fighting his dismissal was teaching creationism... http://www.yourstreet.com/4526334/ohio-teacher-appeals-firing-in-preaching-case MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The principal of Mount Vernon Middle School testified yesterday that both he and the superintendent should have called police or Children Services in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4518691/principal-discusses-burning-allegation MOUNT VERNON (AP) - A central Ohio student has testified that his teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm, but the teacher spoke at the same hearing and denied any mark... http://www.yourstreet.com/4520624/ohio-teacher-student-tell-different-stories Associated Press - October 29, 2008 10:35 PM ET MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - The principal of a central Ohio middle school says he should have called police in December when a... http://www.yourstreet.com/4516058/ohio-principal-testifies-on-alleged-arm-burning MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The principal of a central Ohio middle school says he should have called police in December when a student's family accused a science teacher of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4516007/ohio-principal-testifies-on-alleged-arm-burning BLADENSBURG -- Two members of the Code Enforcement Bureau for the Division of State Fire Marshal visited East Knox Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon to follow up on... http://www.yourstreet.com/4511714/marshal-s-office-reviewing-state-inspection-process MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The student whose story launched an investigation and his former science teacher both testified yesterday about religion in the classroom and the teacher's... http://www.yourstreet.com/4508777/tool-left-no-mark-teacher-says MOUNT VERNON -- Jacob Smith, a Barack Obama supporter campaigning for the senator in Knox County, will not face charges for registering and voting in Knox County because he... http://www.yourstreet.com/4502856/presidential-supporter-withdraws-ballot-following-investigation MOUNT VERNON -- A debate between candidates for State Representative for the 90th District was held at the Knox County Career Center on Monday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/4501317/state-rep-candidates-square-off-in-debate-video-and-audio MOUNT VERNON -- After a three-week hiatus, the employment termination hearing of Mount Vernon Middle School science teacher John Freshwater is scheduled to resume Tuesday. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/4491613/freshwater-hearing-to-resume GAMBIER -- The Kenyon College Torah's new home, an elegantly hand-crafted, beautifully-lit ark, especially made to house the 176-year-old text, was dedicated Thursday evening in... http://www.yourstreet.com/4473978/new-ark-provides-haven-for-torah-video MOUNT VERNON (AP) -- A central Ohio mayor trying to avoid controversy over a Christmas display has caused just that by saying no to a Nativity scene. http://www.yourstreet.com/4472202/nativity-scene-causes-ruckus-in-mount-vernon MOUNT VERNON -- The candidates for State Representative of the 90th District, Duane Grassbaugh (Democrat) and Margaret Ann Ruhl (Republican) will face off in a debate on Monday,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4463928/candidates-set-to-debate A central Ohio mayor trying to avoid controversy over a Christmas display has caused just that by saying no to a Nativity scene. http://www.yourstreet.com/4463419/mount-vernon-mayor-causes-controversy-over-nativity-scene Associated Press - October 23, 2008 8:55 AM ET MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - A central Ohio mayor trying to avoid controversy over a Christmas display has caused just that by... http://www.yourstreet.com/4462379/ohio-mayor-causes-controversy-over-nativity-scene MOUNT VERNON, OH -- A central Ohio mayor trying to avoid controversy over a Christmas display has caused just that by saying no to a Nativity scene. http://www.yourstreet.com/4463166/ohio-mayor-causes-controversy-over-nativity-scene Theft - Misdemeanor http://www.yourstreet.com/4473182/theft-3xx-and-353-n-monroe-avenue-columbus-oh-us MOUNT VERNON -- Dan Emmett Elementary School has been recognized as a 2007-08 "School of Promise" by the Ohio Department of Education, one of 146 statewide to be so designated.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4449370/dan-emmett-a-school-of-promise MOUNT VERNON -- Dan Emmett Elementary School has been recognized as a 2007-08 "School of Promise" by the Ohio Department of Education, one of 146 statewide to be so designated.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4459478/dan-emmett-a-school-of-promise UTICA -- An apparent murder-suicide Sunday night has left a quiet Utica neighborhood stunned. A St. Louisville man and his ex-wife were found dead in a home on the 500 block of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4442025/apparent-murder-suicide-stuns-utica UTICA -- Utica police officers and EMS were dispatched to the Jefferson Street home of Lynette Ricketts last night shortly before 9 p.m. after the bodies of Ricketts, 40, and... http://www.yourstreet.com/4434678/breaking-two-bodies-discovered-in-utica-garage MOUNT VERNON -- The person who robbed the First-Knox National Bank branch in Centerburg last Wednesday might be a serial robber, according to the Columbus Office of the FBI. FBI... http://www.yourstreet.com/4432195/centerburg-robbery-similar-to-one-in-hebron MOUNT VERNON -- They arrived in tank tops, sleeveless shirts and with arms hanging out of sweat shirts and jackets to get a shot in the arm. They were so eager to get their flu... http://www.yourstreet.com/4432198/drive-thru-flu-clinic-a-success Wayne Mundekis plunged into the end zone from 1 yard out with 13 seconds left, lifting the Oberlin Yeomen (2-4, 2-1 North Coast Athletic Conference) to a 31-28 comeback victory... http://www.yourstreet.com/4424165/last-minute-td-propels-oberlin-past-kenyon MOUNT VERNON -- For three rounds, the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets traded punches with the Division III defending state champion Big Walnut Eagles. A series of knockdown punches... http://www.yourstreet.com/4419315/yellow-jackets-come-up-short-against-eagles HOWARD -- A runaway juvenile and a Howard man allegedly trying to flee a Knox County Sheriff's deputy ended up wet and cold Friday afternoon after they dove into the waters of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4419316/2-apprehended-after-diving-into-apple-valley-lake MOUNT VERNON -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has awarded a grant to the Knox County Commissioners on behalf of the Heart of Ohio Trail. http://www.yourstreet.com/4419317/heart-of-ohio-trail-wins-150-000-grant PATASKALA -- Matt Truex had 120 yards rushing and 2 scores to lead the Watkins Memorial football team to a 24-3 victory against Mount Vernon in Ohio Capital Conference-Capital... http://www.yourstreet.com/4363583/wm-picks-up-first-occ-capital-win GAMBIER -- Eighteen farms in Ohio have been designated for preservation by the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Office Farmland Preservation this year. Knox County is home to... http://www.yourstreet.com/4361416/lepley-farm-joins-preservation-program MOUNT VERNON -- Winter weather is just around the corner, and with the cold Ohio weather will come the need to heat area homes. In rural areas such as Knox County, heating is... http://www.yourstreet.com/4361417/safety-urged-when-using-alternative-heat-sources MOUNT VERNON -- The Knox County Democratic Party held its annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner Thursday night at the Knox County Career Center. Rep. Zack Space, Ohio 18th District,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4356895/space-ohio-us-face-serious-issues MOUNT VERNON -- The dramatic increase in fatal mobile home fires in Ohio this year has caught the attention of fire officials at the local and state levels. http://www.yourstreet.com/4356896/mobile-home-residents-face-special-challenges-with-fires GAMBIER -- Small's Sand and Gravel driver Denny Harstine of Bladensburg was injured Wednesday afternoon when the dumptruck he was driving on Ohio 229 left the road and rolled over. http://www.yourstreet.com/4346860/bladensburg-man-injured-when-dumptruck-rolls