The feedtheVERN/16:15 Skate Competition on Saturday, Aug. 3, brought skateboarders and scooter riders from all over Ohio to raise funds for feedtheVernon, a non-profit that ensures children in Mount Vernon have access to a regular and sustainable source of food.
from Joshua Morrison
August 6, 2019
The Knox County Fair hosted its annual Demolition Derby and Figure 8 racing on Thursday night, where local contestants clashed together in the arena for a myriad of motivating factors.
from Jack Fitzpatrick
July 26, 2019
Thursday was a day of highs and lows for Knox County 4-H’ers. The highs included money received for the sale of their grand champion and reserve champion animals, while the lows included the tears of watching a favorite pet be hauled away at the sale.
from Mount Vernon News
July 26, 2019
The Knox County Fair is a great place to enjoy time with your family, catch up with friends you grew up with and support your local 4-H members. But for some, the best part of the fair is being able to display their motocross skills to friends and family in the county they grew up in.
from Jack Fitzpatrick
July 23, 2019
The Utica Volunteer Fire Department set up a sprinkler at Miller Park on Thursday for kids and adults to have fun and stay cool.
from Joshua Morrison
July 19, 2019
While 4-H is typically known for horses, livestock, and typical farm projects, there is also a large creative and crafty side to the organization.
from Lily Nickel
July 12, 2019
The week after her 15th birthday, Rachel Starmer was sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting for a diagnosis that would alter her life permanently.
from Lily Nickel
June 22, 2019
When one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers of all time — 9-time Grammy Awards winner Wynton Marsalis — drops by to give some advice on how to play your trumpet with more meaning and verve, it is best to take advantage of the opportunity to learn from the best.
from Larry Di Giovanni
May 20, 2019
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019, over 200 Amish men surrounded and then picked up a barn at a farm owned by Joseph Hochstetler on Snively Road.
from Joshua Morrison
March 11, 2019
Reading Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has long been a staple of high school curriculum, but Friday morning, Mount Vernon freshmen got to see the tale of star crossed lovers come to life on stage.
from Katie Ellington
March 2, 2019
