City of Mount Vernon OH
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215 E Sugar St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556
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On thin ice: Mount Vernon Fire Department hosts rescue training
Feb 18, 2021
The Mount Vernon Fire Department hosted a training session Thursday for firefighters on rescuing people who have fallen through the ice.
Betty Eileen Zimmerman
Feb 18, 2021
Betty Eileen Zimmerman, 92, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at her residence.
MVGSL announces registration for upcoming season
Feb 18, 2021
The Mount Vernon Girls Softball League will be holding registration sessions at Urton Clock House at Ariel Foundation Park on Saturday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, March 6.
Mount Vernon resident recognizes boy who helped shovel her driveway
Feb 18, 2021
Brock Stute reached out to help a single mother of two boys (one struggling with leukemia).
Old Mulberry School property use permit, variances approved by Mount Vernon boards
Feb 18, 2021
The redevelopment of the old school building at 301 N. Mulberry St. got back on track with the removal of a condemnation order and approval of variances.
Frederick David ‘Fred’ Wade Sr.
Feb 17, 2021
Frederick David “Fred” Wade Sr., passed away peacefully in his sleep in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. He was 76 years old.
Dolores J. 'Dory' Purdy
Feb 17, 2021
Dolores J. “Dory” Purdy, 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark.
Dirk Emmet Paul Luke Parker
Feb 17, 2021
Dirk Emmet Paul Luke Parker, (A.K.A. DIRKO, Mr. Parker, Daddio, The Dude, and Bro.), the Man, the Myth, the Legend, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.
CASE NO. 20201286 A against Jeffrey Tanner, et al.
Feb 16, 2021
Cindy Burgett vs. Jeffrey Tanner, et al.
Mount Vernon's Scoles, Stuller fail to qualify for reelection
Feb 16, 2021
Samantha Scoles and David Stuller lost their bids for reelection after the Knox County Board of Elections determined they did not get enough ballot signatures.
JobsOhio awards $400,000 grant to Burrows for investments at Mount Vernon, Franklin packaging manufacturing plants
Feb 16, 2021
A $400,000 JobsOhio grant will fund new machinery, equipment and infrastructure at packaging manufacturing plants in Mount Vernon and Franklin Ohio.
Historic Photo, 02.17.21
Feb 15, 2021
Althea Hookway was identified as the subject of this Historic Photo that ran on Nov. 7, 2020, by both Dorothy Rex and Martha Stuller.
Virginia M. Parrish
Feb 15, 2021
Virginia M. Parrish, beloved mother of Mary Ann (Patrick) Kent, was called home by her Lord on Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 2021.
Deadline approaching for Vaughn Wiester Music Scholarship applications
Feb 15, 2021
The Knox County Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Vaughn Wiester Music Scholarship through March 1, 2021.
Knox County Grand Jury felony indictments slow in first part of 2021
Feb 15, 2021
The Knox County Grand Jury met and indicted six cases on Feb. 8.
Zolman steps down at Pacemakers
Feb 15, 2021
Pacemakers Dragway Park track operator Rod Zolman stepped down last week, citing operating costs and the uncertainties of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge sentences Mount Vernon woman to three years for tax evasion
Feb 15, 2021
For nearly two decades, a Mount Vernon woman conspired with her daughter to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars of income.
Jones-Perkins' New Directions wins Quality of Life Award
Feb 15, 2021
Lori Jones-Perkins, executive director of New Directions, recently accepted the Knox County Chamber of Commerce Quality of Life Award on behalf of her organization.