Mount Vernon News

Chuck and Jean McKenzie are celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 28th ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. This week belongs to softball and baseball players. Two softball stars hit and pitched in stellar fashion and a baseball player blasted two homers in an inning get this week’s recognition. All of their exploits resulted in wins for their schools

Freddies hand Lady Devils first loss, 8-1. A seven-run second inning by Fredericktown’s softball squad, derailed Danville’s perfect 3-0 season as the Freddies handed the Lady Blue Devils an 8-1 loss. Lady Jackets recover from first loss, bomb Generals 15-0. Following a 5-0 spring break road trip to Florida, the Lady Jackets returned home jetlagged and sluggish and fell to Lincoln 10-0. The stung Yellow Jackets responded in a big way, the following day. Mount Vernon’s softball squad moved to 6-1 on the season with a thorough onslaught of the Wooster Generals, 15-0, April 5.

Northmor wins baseball game by football score, 14-7 over Pirates. East Knox scores late to tie, takes Centerburg in extras, 10-6. Blue Devils-Golden Knights game suspended after two.

Let’s talk about the reason they play the games. Did you ever get frustrated watching your team play poorly or just be outplayed so dominantly that you walked away, turned the TV off or wondered why they even need to continue the game? Did you ever study a match-up and wonder why they should even play when one team was so obviously superior to another? From casual sports fans to die-hard enthusiasts, it crosses many minds on occasion.

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Knox DD Celebrates DD Awareness Month with activities throughout the month

Crickets on South Main, an antique and collectible shop store in downtown Mount Vernon, is celebrating its fifth anniversary in April, one of its owner, Barbara Gibson, told the Mount Vernon News.

The majority of Ohioans, 75% of us, voted in May 2018 for an amendment to the Ohio Constitution for fair election district maps and the process to procure them.

MOUNT VERNON – This year, the focus is on wood and chairs.

Maysville’s six-run seventh drops East Knox 10-4, then Bulldogs explode in nightcap 21-3 on Smith’s seven RBIs. Lady Blue Devils start season 3-0 with 13-4 rout of Fisher Catholic.

Freddies romp, no-hit Danville, 19-1. Yellow Jackets win a pair, start season 4-0. Centerburg explodes early to dominate Northridge 15-3. Golden Knights shut out Golden Eagles 11-0. Pirates score on late error to beat Knights, 4-3. Scots outlasted by Bloom Carroll 8-5

OngoingKnox Public Health has posted a notice on vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change.

Professionals typically look forward to retirement and the freedom that comes with it.

Charles “Gov” Thomas Zeune, 79, of Johnstown, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 29, 1942 to the late Howard and Beulah Zeune.

After two years of being open by appointment only, the Knox County Historical Society Museum will be reopening on Wednesday evening, April 6, with a very special program, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 875 Harcourt Road (Routes 3 and 36).

MOUNT VERNON – A coalition of Knox County manufacturers and the Knox County Workforce Development Alliance (WorkDev), led by the Area Development Foundation, announce the return of the Knox ASPECT training course.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 27th ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. This week, two softball players were perfect at the plate; hit well and often and share the honors as Athletes of the Week.

Four local Div. II and IV student-athletes -- Shane Knepp (East Knox), Mckinnon Mead (Centerburg) Grant Bentley (Northmor) and Trenton Collins (Utica) -- were honored and the OPSWA announced the Division I and II All-Ohio honorees after we went to print, and we teased the earlier article with the upcoming selections to appear in this edition

Lady Jackets defeat three Kentucky teams to start season, Big seventh leads Lady Knights charge over Bucyrus 14-4, Lady Blue Devils demolish Delaware Christian 17-1, Lady Bulldogs use big first, late scores to take down Utica, 13-3