City of Mount Vernon

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215 E Sugar Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556

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Milestones
Jul 15, 2023
Ohio Wesleyan University, Olivet Nazarene University, Midway University
Historic photo
Jul 15, 2023
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Marion Street closed this afternoon
Jul 12, 2023
Marion Street will be closed to all traffic between Charles Street and Monroe Street until 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 12.
Community Calendar
Jul 12, 2023
Saturday, July 15
Randy Morris
Jul 12, 2023
Randy Morris, 63, passed away on June 30.
Patricia (Morey) Hyatt
Jul 12, 2023
Patricia (Morey) Hyatt, 87, of Mount Vernon passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Willow Brook Christian Community in Delaware, Ohio, after an extended illness of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Beatrice Ann Blubaugh
Jul 12, 2023
Beatrice Ann Blubaugh, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 6, at Winchester Terrace in Mansfield.
Crestview Avenue closed today until 3 p.m.
Jul 11, 2023
Crestview Avenue will be closed between Sandusky Street and Upper Fredericktown Road so that Mohican Tree Service can perform a tree removal.
Judy Forney returning as MVCS treasurer
Jul 8, 2023
Judy Forney, treasurer of the Knox Educational Service Center (ESC), will leave that position for a second stint as treasurer of Mount Vernon City Schools on Aug. 1.
For liberty, vote no on Issue 1
Jul 8, 2023
If you’ve driven past the many signs proclaiming “Vote Yes on Issue 1! Protect the Constitution!” wondering what needs protecting, it’s quite simple: authoritarianism.
Community Calendar
Jul 8, 2023
Saturday, July 15
Fredericktown High School honors students
Jul 8, 2023
Fredericktown High School released the following list of students named to its Honor Roll and Merit Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Early voting begins July 11
Jul 8, 2023
Knox County Board of Elections, located at 104 East Sugar St., Mount Vernon, will be open for Early Voting beginning July 11, 2023.
Ruckman sworn in as 2nd Ward councilmember
Jul 6, 2023
City Council no longer has a vacant post as John Ruckman was sworn in as the Second Ward City Council representative on Monday by Mayor Matt Starr, the city announced on Facebook.
Knox County Career Center honors students
Jul 6, 2023
Knox County Career Center has released the following list of students named to its Honor Roll and Merit Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Fredericktown Middle School honors students
Jul 6, 2023
Fredericktown Middle School has released the following list of students named to the Honor Roll and Merit Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Municipal Court finds 29 guilty week of June 26-30
Jul 6, 2023
For further details of the above sentencings, please visit the court website at mountvernonmunicipalcourt.org.
Sophia Zoldak earns appointment to the United States Air Force Academy
Jul 6, 2023
Sophia Zoldak, a 2023 Mount Vernon High School graduate and cadet in Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program, has been appointed to the United State Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by the United State Air Force and the United States Space Force.
Historic photo
Jul 6, 2023
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Viva A. Zeigler
Jul 6, 2023
Viva A. Zeigler, 85, of Mount Vernon, passed away on July 3, 2023, at her home surrounded by family.