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Food For The Hungry final total

By Hannah DeVolld | Jan 21, 2023

Food for the Hungry's 2022 drive season is officially over and the numbers are in.

Knox County Pomona Grange installs new officers

By Hannah DeVolld | Nov 5, 2022

The Knox County Pomona Grange met on Monday, Sept. 19, at Morgan Grange. Master Lonnie Totten called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with 17 members and one guest present.

United Producers, Inc.

By Hannah DeVolld | Oct 5, 2022

United Producers, Inc., weekly market report, week of Sept. 30.

Local author to sign copies of young adult novel at Paragraphs Book Store

By Hannah DeVolld | Jul 7, 2022

MOUNT VERNON – Larry Eley will be at Paragraphs Bookstore on Saturday, July 9, for a book-signing event. Eley co-authored "Mifflin Drift" with his son, Matthew Eley, during the pandemic.

KSAAT's Communities Coming Together Conference to feature speaker on suicide

By Hannah DeVolld | Apr 18, 2022

The Communities Coming Together Conference, set for June 7-8 this year at the Mount Vernon Nazarene University Chapel, will welcome Laura Stack.

State Fire Marshal holding webinar on fatalities, prevention

By Hannah DeVolld | Mar 3, 2022

Smoking, winter heating, hoarding and cooking fires are the top causes of fire fatalities in Ohio.

EmpowHER set for International Women's Day

By Hannah DeVolld | Feb 10, 2022

On International Women's Day, March 8, New Directions, in partnership with Women United of Knox County, will kick off their first-ever EmpowHER Event.

Knox County Chapter Ohio Horseman's Council outreach to Kentucky

By Hannah DeVolld | Jan 11, 2022

Knox County Chapter Ohio Horseman's Council recently made a donation to the Kentucky Horse Council.

Local Girl Scout Juniors achieve their Bronze Awards

By Hannah DeVolld | Dec 29, 2021

Four local Girl Scout juniors achieved their bronze awards.

Knox Public Health's My Life My Quit serves as resource for teens

By Hannah DeVolld | Nov 1, 2021

Quitting is a decision a person has to make for themselves, but teens have a free, confidential resource in My Life My Quit.

Church caretakers receive Town & Country Garden Club's 2021 Beautification Award

By Hannah DeVolld | Sep 9, 2021

Volunteer caretakers of the Gay Street United Methodist Church were honored recently with Town & Country Garden Club's 2021 Beautification Award for their efforts toward the church's new all-season landscape.

Knox County Pride Alliance goes online

By Hannah DeVolld | Jul 22, 2021

Knox County Pride Alliance to soon become the county’s first specifically LGBTQ+ non-profit organization.

2021 National Waco Biplane annual reunion held at airport

By Hannah DeVolld | Jul 22, 2021

On June 24-June 27, 2021, The National WACO Biplane Annual Reunion was held here in Mount Vernon, the 39th to be held at Wynkoop Airport.

Opportunity Knox is holding a Resume Drop-Off Event

By Hannah DeVolld | Jun 28, 2021

Opportunity Knox Employment Center, the workforce division of Knox County Job and Family Services, is planning to host a Resume Drop-Off Event, July 13-15.