City of Mount Vernon

Marjorie J. Herald, 98, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully Aug. 9, 2023, surrounded by her loving family in her home of 68 years.

The following is a list of city streets to be swept.

Nina L. (Marchal) Workman, 86, passed away at the Country Club Campus in Mount Vernon on Aug. 9, 2023.

Kaleigh Loyd from Mount Vernon was among seven Baldwin Wallace Women's Rugby student-athletes selected as a National Collegiate Rugby 2022-23 Scholastic All-American.

Food For The Hungry was featured in the Knox County Foundation’s Annual Report. The Foundation was a major supporter of the 2022 FFTH Winter Drive, donating $25,000 to the drive.

The Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival kicked off festivities on Aug. 11.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and seven other attorneys general announced two related judgments effectively shutting down a massive robocall operation that bombarded Americans with billions of illicit robocalls, including more than 69 million to Ohioans.

Sharron L. Moyer, age 87, of Richmond, Indiana, formerly of Mount Vernon, Ohio, died peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, August 8, 2023, in her apartment at the Leland Legacy.

Francis Marie Butts Smith, 92 1/2, of Millersburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at Pomerene Hospital with sons and special family member Vanessa Tope.

Louis Michael Burcsak, 78, of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, Aug. 6, 2023, at home due to complications with leukemia.

Meetings around town for August 2023.

Saturday, Aug. 12

Mount Vernon residents who live in the Stump Street-Northview Drive area will receive letters in the next 30 days to let them know about an upcoming utility project.

As the school year approaches, shoebox packers ​are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world.

Muskingum Valley Council, Troop 4324, has concluded their remarkable journey at the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree with resounding success and cherished memories.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. We are two to three election cycles away from leftists eliminating the Ohio we all love.

Sunflowers are popping up everywhere, in gardens, at Farmers’ Markets and in farm fields.

Judge John Thatcher found nine guilty after hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on July 31; 12 on Aug. 1; one on Aug. 2 and four on Aug. 4. For further details of the above sentencings, please visit the court website at MountVernonMunicipalCourt.org.

The 156th Annual G.A.R. Bean Dinner will take place on the customary third Sunday in August at McElwee Park in New Castle.

Home Loan Financial Corporation (OTCBB: HLFN), the parent company of The Home Loan Savings Bank, announced net income of $1,458,000, or $1.04 basic and diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to net income of $1,293,000, or $0.92 basic and diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $166,000, or 12.8%.