City of Mount Vernon OH
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215 E Sugar St, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556
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Community Calendar 12.16
Dec 14, 2020
Join the one-mile meditation walk during the shortest day of the year on Dec. 21.
Fiqiri Meka
Dec 14, 2020
Fiqiri Meka, 82, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2020, at Knox Community Hospital.
Mitchell L. Rhea
Dec 14, 2020
Mitchell L. Rhea, 57, of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at his home.
Harry Shurman Wimer
Dec 14, 2020
Harry Shurman Wimer, 66, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Sunday morning, Dec. 6, 2020, at Knox Community Hospital.
Yellow Jackets can't keep up with Watkins
Dec 13, 2020
The Mount Vernon girls basketball team hung with Watkins Memorial for most of the first half.
Mount Vernon Avenue bridge reopens to two-way traffic
Dec 11, 2020
The Mount Vernon Avenue bridge reopened to two-way traffic on Dec. 11, ahead of schedule, Mayor Matt Starr said.
Mount Vernon Neighborhood Watch website now online
Dec 11, 2020
The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Watch is now up and running.
Muskingum Valley Boy Scouts recognize area leaders with Good Turn Awards
Dec 11, 2020
Area leaders received honors Wednesday night at the Muskingum Valley Council Boy Scouts of America 2020 Good Turn Awards.
Charles Edward 'Buster' Payne
Dec 10, 2020
Charles Edward (Buster) Payne, 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
Ethel Virginia Langdell
Dec 10, 2020
Ethel Virginia Langdell, 96, of Chicago, went to heaven on Dec. 7, 2020, in Mount Vernon.
Community calendar 12.12
Dec 10, 2020
Food For The Hungry's Fire and Ice program is changing venues this year due to the pandemic.
Bowling roundup: Nelson leads Scots by Freddies in KMAC play
Dec 10, 2020
Highland’s Jackson Nelson scored the only 200 game of the Scots’ 1,857-1,623 win over Fredericktown on Wednesday, Dec. 9, in Fredericktown.
George 'Bill' Wolfe Jr., 'Wolfie'
Dec 10, 2020
George “Bill” Wolfe Jr., “Wolfie,” 75, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at Marion General Hospital.
Carpenter Dental Group has small-town touch, big-city care
Dec 10, 2020
Michelle Carpenter moved to Mount Vernon in 1999 to start a dental practice but also to become a part of the community.
Knox County Animal Shelter Calendar makes great stocking stuffer
Dec 9, 2020
This is Odi, a rescue dog recently adopted after spending 608 days at the Knox County Animal Shelter before placement in a foster home.
Trina G. Scott
Dec 9, 2020
Trina G. Scott, 62, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2020, at her home.
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Dec 9, 2020
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