City of Mount Vernon
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215 E Sugar Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556
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Thomas Richard Vasbinder
Nov 18, 2020
Thomas Richard Vasbinder, 75, of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2020.
MV Calendar 11.18
Nov 18, 2020
A snowman-decorating contest will be hosted by the PLMVKC on Nov. 30.
Barbara A. Lucas
Nov 18, 2020
Barbara A. Lucas, 81, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2020, at the Selma Markowitz Inpatient Care Center in Newark.
Kudos sponsors nature drawing contest
Nov 18, 2020
Calling all youth ages 3-18! Kudos An Artists' Co-op is holding its first annual Youth Drawing Contest.
G.R. Smith Hardware: a century of serving Mount Vernon
Nov 18, 2020
G.R. Smith Hardware has been in Mount Vernon on Mulberry Street since 1912.
Coed softball roundup: Dream Team rallies to beat River Run Campground
Nov 18, 2020
Dream Team scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to knock off River Run Campground 5-4 in Mount Vernon City Coed Softball League play.
Hobby Horse Hill offers Ohioans joy, therapy in equine activities
Nov 18, 2020
Lynn Hauler-Bonar's Hobby Horse Hill brings joy and much-needed therapy to Ohioans of all ages and backgrounds.
Experienced Jackets look to turn corner
Nov 18, 2020
With a varsity roster that reads pretty much the same as it did last season, the Mount Vernon girls basketball team is flush with experience.
Elevated Hearing Center: Knox County audiologist brings her practice home
Nov 18, 2020
For Robin Graham, Knox County is home.
Central Ohio Youth Ballet reschedules November and December performances of "The Nutcracker"
Nov 14, 2020
The Central Ohio Youth Ballet has postponed the November and December performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Woodward Opera House.
First-ever Battle of the Coffee Shops benefits FFTH
Nov 14, 2020
MOUNT VERNON — Food For The Hungry is proud to present a new partnership to raise funds for our community.
Mount Vernon organizations unite to provide Thanksgiving dinners
Nov 14, 2020
For 20 years, Sarah Wood has sponsored a community Thanksgiving dinner in Mount Vernon in memory of her daughter who died in a house fire.
Cunningham completes Ohio Women's Bar Foundation's Leadership Institute
Nov 14, 2020
Kidwell & Cunningham Ltd. is pleased to announce Cynthia A. Cunningham has recently completed the Ohio Women’s Bar Foundation’s Leadership Institute.
Community calendar 11.14
Nov 14, 2020
A virtual Youth Storytime is hosted by the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County every Tuesday and Thursday.
Letters to the Editor, 11.14.20
Nov 14, 2020
To the Editor: Never was there such a divide in a land, never was there a river that epitomized a "house divided" like the Rappahanneck River before the battle of Fredericksburg.
Sweet potatoes or yams— what is the difference?
Nov 14, 2020
It is the fall season and almost holiday time. There seems to be an abundance of information and recipes for using sweet potatoes this year.