City of Mount Vernon OH

When Navin Ajodhya and his wife Rebecca transitioned from corporate jobs as a finance accountant and IT engineer, they always had the goal of bringing new, homemade food to the area.

When Mel Severns joins the Mount Vernon City Council in January for a two-year term, he plans to prioritize safety, infrastructure, jobs and housing.

Virginia A Steagall, 88, of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Oct. 29, 2021, at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton.

On Thursday, Nov. 18, the first person in history to accomplish the feat of receiving the Nobel Prize in two different disciplines will be the featured speaker at the Chautauqua Series. That person is Marie Curie and she will be portrayed by Tammy Souhrada, a seasoned Chautauqua performer. The program will be at the Grand Hotel, 12 Public Square in downtown Mount Vernon, at 7 p.m., and is brought to you on a donation basis, with all monies going to the performers.

The city’s latest round of infrastructure improvements is seeing maintenance performed on its nearly 70-year-old water reservoir, a process that began on Nov. 7.

The city will re-open Sandusky Street by the end of the month, but one intersection will have stop signs instead of traffic lights.

Mount Vernon Police blotter Oct. 6 - 24

The following legislation was passed by Mount Vernon City Council on November 8, 2021

Faith Lutheran Church schedule

First Church Of the Nazarene schedule

Church at Chapel Hill schedule

The Church on the Rise schedule

First Presbyterian Church schedule

Gay Street United Methodist Church schedule

Mount Vernon Church of Christ schedule

Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene schedule

Mulberry Street United Methodist Church schedule

Berean Faith Fellowship schedule

Victory Church Of Christ schedule

First Congregational United Church of Christ schedule