City of Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON – The city was awarded $3.3 million to buy right of way for its State Route 13 rerouting project and now is asking for another $2.5 million for its construction.

MOUNT VERNON – The Mount Vernon City Council is considering hiring a liaison for the Police Department’s Community Advocate Division to help deal with the heavy workload.

Maurine Moody Scott, 95, died peacefully in her sleep on March 17, 2023.

Paul David Eberwine, 88 of Mount Vernon, passed away on April 8, 2023.

Saturday, April 15

Daniel G. Hansen, of Howard, passed away Feb. 21, 2023, of congestive heart failure.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Schnormeier Gallery is proud to present Element – Senior Graphic Design Exhibit from April 11 to April 21.

North Center Street between East Pleasant Street and East Lamartine Street will be closed today, Thursday, April 13, until 1 p.m., for asphalt work.

The intersection of North Center Street and East Pleasant Street, between North Rogers Street and East Lamartine Street Extension, will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, April 10, for storm pipe installation.

First Presbyterian Church schedule

First Church Of the Nazarene schedule

First Congregational United Church of Christ schedule

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and that gave the Knox County community a great opportuity to create awreness, to learn more about inclusion and to share in the stories of individuals who live, work and thrive in our county.

The Knox County Republican Party invites the community to attend the annual Knox County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at the Woodward Opera House starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 21.

Community Calendar

Mount Vernon Nazarene University has officially dedicated its new post office as the Roberta Simmons Post Office.

The Richland County Foundation (RCF) Summertime Kids advisory committee has approved a grant in the amount of $1,250 designated for HNCO's 2023 "Camp Hope" children's bereavement camp.

The Hocking Hills region of Southeast Ohio has just unveiled its new Butterfly Trail. Designed to educate visitors about the importance of pollinators, while offering one-of-a-kind experiences, the Hocking Hills Butterfly Trail is a project of Logan in Bloom with support from the Hocking Hills Tourism Association.

Jeffrey A. Rittenhouse, 60, of Frazeysburg, passed away on March 31, 2023, at his residence.

For the second year, the Knox County Recorder’s Office invites all Knox County students, grades K-12, to participate in a countywide school art competition.