City of Mount Vernon
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215 E Sugar Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050-2556
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Mount Vernon Housing Council begins identifying qualifying properties
Feb 1, 2023
MOUNT VERNON – The Housing Council met on Thursday. Its duties are to oversee the Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) applications to determine if they meet requirements for property tax abatement on the improvements they make on their investments.
Becky Larimore
Feb 1, 2023
Becky Larimore, 69, of Centerburg, passed away Jan. 26, 2023. She was a member of Milford Church of Christ.
Mental Health & Recovery February meetings
Feb 1, 2023
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties will hold the following public meetings in February:
Darlene Adair Staats
Feb 1, 2023
Darlene Adair Staats, 68, of Lawson, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Barbara Ann Earlywine
Jan 31, 2023
Barbara Ann Earlywine, 86, of Mount Vernon, went home to her Lord and Savior on Jan. 24, 2023.
Loudonville museum to host archaeology roundtable
Jan 28, 2023
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville has announced new dates for their popular Ohio Archaeology series.
After school improvisation class offered
Jan 28, 2023
MTVarts will be offering a weekly improv class beginning in February for ages 10-18.
Wayne Grange reports on new Ohio ag director, Brian Baldridge
Jan 28, 2023
Wayne Grange met on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m.
Ruby Pearl Tignor Riedel
Jan 28, 2023
Ruby Pearl Tignor Riedel, 91, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
KCCC strengthens school safety plan
Jan 28, 2023
Knox County Career Center (KCCC) has added additional layers to its KCCC School Safety Plan.
Third annual COTC town hall meeting at Knox campus: Intel, workforce growth and impacts
Jan 28, 2023
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is holding a town hall meeting at its Knox campus (236 S. Main St., Mount Vernon) on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 3–4:30 p.m.
COTC alumna reflects on career, from student to registered nurse to now instructor
Jan 28, 2023
Sherry Engle of Pataskala treasures the generous cache of memories she stored up during her nursing years — a career’s worth of interactions that collectively illustrate the human touch she knows is vital to patients’ well-being.
Knox County Pomona Grange
Jan 28, 2023
The Knox County Pomona Grange met on Monday, Jan. 16, at Monroe-Dan Emmett Grange.
Mount Vernon City Council OKs $59.6 million in 2023 appropriations
Jan 28, 2023
The Mount Vernon City Council approved a total of $59.6 million in appropriations for 2023 during its Monday, Jan. 23 meeting.
Brenneman retires as United Way of Knox County executive director
Jan 28, 2023
United Way of Knox County Executive Director Kelly Brenneman will retire on May 31 from the position she has held since 2015.
Austin Lee Castle
Jan 28, 2023
Austin Lee Castle, 25, of Knox County passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Gardening terms one needs to know in planning your garden
Jan 28, 2023
If you are ordering seeds or plants now, getting ready to plant flower or vegetable seeds early indoors or just dreaming of warm spring weather to plant in your garden, there are many terms to keep in mind.