Knox County

County Road 14 (Danville Amity Road) will be widened thanks to $1 million of federal funds through the Ohio Dept. of Transportation.

It’s been 30 days since our announcement, we have been collecting feedback from readers and working hard to continually improve the Mount Vernon News. Want to earn your trust as a reliable local news source. You may have noticed new feature sections in the News.

Wednesday, Sept 16The Knox County Safety Council will meet virtually on Zoom.

Beekeeping has changed, and today's beekeepers face significant challenges that yesteryear's beekeepers never encountered.

The Virtual Brown Bag Chat Cooking Club shares a video making apple fritters based on Chef John’s recipe from the website Food Wishes.

 Local Governments Applaud Senate Passage of SB 357COLUMBUS, Ohio – The County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Ohio Municipal League, Ohio Township Association and Ohio Mayors Alliance sincerely thank Senate President Larry Obhof, Sen. Matt Dolan, and the members of the Ohio Senate for their support of local government through today’s passage of Senate Bill 357.SB 357 would distribute $650 million of federal CARES Act funds to Ohio counties, municipalities and townships that did not receive a direct distribution from the U.S.

Sept. 7Mount Vernon Fire Department will be conducting annual hydrant flushing.

MOUNT VERNON – The Knox County Board of Commissioners approved four items in its Sept. 1 meeting, including two regarding the Martinsburg Water Project.

The Fredericktown and Highland football teams have similar motivations going into Friday night’s meeting in Sparta.

Doug Brenneman of Brenneman Lumber is "so happily" smashing pie in the face of Jerry Scott in this From Our Files photo which ran Wednesday, July 1.

Photos from an event held in Mount Vernon, Ohio on August 31, 2020

Saturday, Sept. 5With the support of Knox County Litter Prevention and Recycling and the Delaware, Knox, Marion and Morrow Joint Solid Waste District, Kenyon College hosts regular electronic recycling days.

Knox County’s 2020 outstanding senior citizenThe Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. has named Larry Andrzejewski as Knox County’s 2020 Outstanding Senior Citizen.

Congratulations to the 2020 recipients of a $2,000.00 merit scholarship from the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc: Ms. Mallory Arnold, of Knox County, is majoring in Nursing at Ashland University to study Nursing.

Wednesday, Sept. 2The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County hosts a weekly radio show to share the latest information on best-sellers, music, movies, library system programs, history and other enjoyable facts and trivia.WHERE: WMVO 1300 AM radio WHEN: 10 a.m.

When you're looking for a new home with plenty of opportunities to spend time in nature, and one that has an abundance of living space, the 5-bed, 3.5-bath home on Courtland Drive meets those conditions.

The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. has named Larry Andrzejewski as Knox County’s 2020 Outstanding Senior Citizen.

Fredericktown Police Blotter Aug. 16-26 and Knox County Police Blotter Aug. 25-27

Area sports schedule Wednesday, Sept. 2, through Friday, Sept. 4.

Nine community organizations received a total of over $120,000 in grant funding in August from the Knox County Foundation.