City of Mount Vernon OH
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215 E Sugar Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556
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Ann C. Auskings
May 19, 2022
Ann C. Auskings, 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2022, surrounded by her children at Ohio Eastern Star Home.
Garnet F. Davis-Popham
May 19, 2022
A funeral service for Garnet F. Davis-Popham, 83, of Mount Vernon will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 23, at Utica Church of Christ, 115 N. Central Ave., Utica with Pastor Doug Swan officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. on Monday prior to the service. A private graveside service will be held at Newark Memorial Gardens.
Chester Pitkiewicz
May 19, 2022
Chester Pitkiewicz, 61, passed away at home on the family farm on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Jean Chapman Huffman
May 19, 2022
Our mother and Nana, Jean Chapman Huffman, 90, left this earthly life on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Troy Eric Cannon
May 19, 2022
A memorial service for Troy Eric Cannon, 49, of Utica will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 20, at Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N. Main St., Utica with Pastor Victor Slutz officiating.
Jazz in the Park swings back into summer season
May 19, 2022
The first event in Ariel-Foundation Park's 2021 summer concert series will be held Sunday, May 29, and sees the return of Jazz in the Park, featuring the Knox Community Jazz Orchestra at 6 p.m. at the Schnormeier Event Center.
New festival parade rules for 2022
May 19, 2022
This notice is from both the Heart of Ohio USA Days Festival and the Oldtime Farming Festival committees regarding new rules for each of their parades!
Heart of Ohio USA Days Festival will continue parking shuttle
May 19, 2022
After much consideration, the committee for the USA Days Festival has decided it cannot make use of the parking area the Oldtime Farming Festival has implemented.
John Marvin Shrimplin
May 17, 2022
John Marvin Shrimplin, 86, of Gambier passed away on Friday morning, May 13, 2022, at Knox Community Hospital.
Utica High School announces 2022 commencement speaker
May 17, 2022
The North Fork Local School District has announced today that the commencement speaker for the 2022 graduation will be Tricia Labuda Bhat, M.D., a 1993 graduate of Utica High School.
Community Calendar
May 17, 2022
OngoingKnox Public Health has posted a notice on vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change.
Daniel Lee Bird
May 17, 2022
Daniel Lee Bird, 92, of Chesterville, formerly of Fredericktown, died Thursday May 12, 2022, at the Morrow Manor in Chesterville.
Betty S. Campbell
May 17, 2022
Betty S. Campbell, 70, of Fredericktown passed away on Thursday morning, May 12, 2022, at the Riverside MethodistHospital in Columbus.
Home Energy Assistance Program helps Ohioans
May 17, 2022
Do you need help paying for Winter Heating bills? HEAP may be able to help you. HEAP benefits are applied to an individual’s energy bill after Jan. 1.
Fredericktown Senior Citizens
May 17, 2022
The Fredericktown Senior Citizens met on Wednesday, April 13, at noon at the Fredericktown Municipal Building for a potluck dinner. Present were 22 seniors and one child. Linda Shira had the opening prayer.
Zanesville Civil War roundtable
May 16, 2022
The Zanesville Civil War Roundtable will meet Monday, May, 23, at 7 p.m. at the Putnam Presbyterian Church located at 467 Woodlawn Ave., Zanesville.
Cleo Reed Fisher Museum introduces history camp for middle-school students
May 16, 2022
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville has announced a new summer program known as History Camp. Open to students aged 10-13, the camp is designed to stimulate children’s creativity and allow them to experience history, architecture, art, crafts, and games of diverse cultures while highlighting those of the area.
Removal of underground tank will disrupt traffic in Mount Vernon
May 16, 2022
Motorists can expect some disruption in traffic driving through the South Main-Columbus Road intersection as crews will be removing an underground fuel tank beginning Wednesday.