City of Mount Vernon

Residents in the Centerburg and Homer areas in Knox County might have seen low-flying yellow aircraft only 100 feet above treetops as they performed aerial treatments to control populations of the spongy moth in Ohio.

For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful pills designed to resemble candy that drug traffickers are using to drive addiction among young people, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

The board of directors of The Elinor & T.W. Miller, Jr. Foundation, Orlando, Florida has approved a grant in the amount of $10,000 in support of Hospice of North Central Ohio’s “Camp Hope” children’s bereavement camp.

The Knox County Pomona Grange met at Harrison Grange on June 19.

Unicorn World, an immersive, interactive and themed event for all ages, will come to Columbus on July 8-9.

(Ruth) Miriam Preston, 100, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully on June 18.

Twenty members of Morgan Grange met for their monthly meeting on June 9. Ned Campbell presided over the open meeting. Chodd Armfelt presented a program of his participation in the "Bridges to Prosperity" build in Rwanda.

A funeral service for Kathy “Kat” L. Stafford, 60 of Utica, will be held at the Bladensburg Church of Christ located at 3817 McLarnan Rd. in Bladensburg, Ohio on Friday, June 23, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Ben McKinstry officiating.

MTVarts, a nonprofit, all-volunteer theater company, is proud to present their production of Sister Act for seven performances July 8-16 at the historic Woodward Opera House in downtown Mount Vernon.

Judge John Thatcher found 12 guilty after arraignments and hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on June 16.

The Fredericktown Senior Citizens met on June 14, at 11:45 a.m.

Blackberry Alley will be closed between E. Vine and E. Gambier streets until 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, so that footers can be dug for construction behind 100 S. Main St.

First Congregational United Church of Christ schedule

WNZR 90.9 FM, a broadcast ministry of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, received the first-ever Christian Music Broadcasters (CMB) University Station of the Year award on Friday, June 2, at the CMB Momentum 2023 conference in Orlando, Florida.

The Parks Department made significant repairs to restrooms at Hiawatha, Phillips and Dan Emmett parks, which were damaged due to vandalism, Public Works Director Tom Hinkle said.

MOUNT VERNON – Creating a New Community Authority might be how Mount Vernon gets developers to pay for the infrastructure, like street improvements that become necessary because of the new communities they plan to build.

MOUNT VERNON – Ariel Foundation Park will host the annual July Fourth Celebration with Parrots of the Caribbean as the headlining musical act, followed by fireworks presented by the city of Mount Vernon.

The Knox County Fish & Game Association will partner with Mount Vernon for its annual Fishing Derby Day on Saturday, taking advantage of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Fish for Free Across Ohio event this weekend.

Irene Gadd, 84, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Knox Community Hospital.

MOUNT VERNON – John Francis resigned from the Mount Vernon City Council at the end of Monday night’s meeting, saying he could not meet the obligations of the office because of work obligations.