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May 4, 2018, will be known as “Dude Conway Day” in Mount Vernon as the result of a proclamation issued by City Council on Monday evening.

Last week, the Knox County Natural Resources Area members had their monthly meeting to discuss new developments with the area, including grant statuses, progress on pollinator plots and the archery range, as well as plans for the upcoming fundraising drive.

An era has ended as the Danville Lions Club announced they will no longer be facilitating the Danville-Howard Turkey Festival.

Local Knox County Realtors joined hundreds of Realtors from around the state at the Ohio Realtors Legislative Conference, April 9-11 in downtown Columbus.

Environmentalism mixed with fun was the order of the day at the Brown Family Environmental Center on Saturday, during its annual Earth Day Festival.

The Knox County Health Planning Partnership has released the preliminary results of a countywide survey on the health and well-being of Knox County residents.

A Fredericktown resident will be hitting the small screen with her debut on American Ninja Warrior.

Last night, the girls from Fredericktown’s Girl Scout Troop 1691 slept in tents outside of the Waterford United Methodist Church in Fredericktown to raise awareness for homelessness in Knox County, as part of the troop’s community service project for The Homeless Families Foundation.

Mount Vernon High School students walked out of class Friday morning to address the issue of gun violence in the United States.

Mount Vernon Yellow Jacket baseball fans witnessed a close finish Friday.

City Council will honor local veteran Conard J. “Dude” Conway on Monday with a proclamation on his upcoming induction to the Ohio Military Hall of Fame.

Mayor Richard Mavis reported that police are spending extra time patrolling in the Edgewood Avenue area, including issuing tickets for traffic violations.

Recently, members from the Fredericktown FFA competed in the state contest for spring CDEs. These were held at various places.

On April 7, East Knox FFA members Cheyenne Anders, Brooklyn Cunningham and Judy Smith competed in the State FFA Dairy Handlers Career Development Event held at the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Equine Facility near Apple Creek.