Mount Vernon News

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

East Knox baseball begins with 6-2 win over Fairfield, Highland starts MOAC season with 4-1, 13-5 wins over Ontario, Bentley sharp on the mound, at the plate as Northmor shuts out Bucyrus 10-0, Lester homers twice in 9-run second as Fredericktown sinks Vikings 14-1, Centerburg scores late to top Licking Valley 6-3, Redskins put up three threes and topple Blue Devils 10-3, East Knox loses in walk-off to Newark Catholic, 12-11

This is a great time of the year for sports. Major League baseball is just about to start; March Madness (NCAA basketball) is in its final weekend; NFL trades and signings are in full swing; the NBA and NHL are winding down to play-off time and the NBA championships and the Stanley Cup; and “sports spectacular” season is upon us. Some sporting events even the casual fan or non-fan takes interest in. They include arguably the premier professional golf event of the year, The Masters, April 7-10.

Wednesday, March 30Licking/Knox Goodwill is proud to invite you to the premiere showing of the 2022 Awards of Excellence, only on YouTube!WHERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnjzJ_tv10WHEN: 6 p.m. 

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The Ohio Pork Council is hosting Junior Swine Day, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. according to a news release.

Some powerful Ohio lawmakers are willing to charge Ohio taxpayers $20 million in order to ensure that gerrymandered electoral maps become a reality.

The Division III and IV boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced this week by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The four local student-athletes honored included three frequent mentions and Athlete of the Week winners in the Mount Vernon News and were recognized for their outstanding performances. The four student-athletes representing four area schools were among the division III and IV honorees. Division I and II honorees will be announced later this week.

Habits can be hard to kick.

Used cars have become much more popular thanks to the affordability and reliability of certified-preowned vehicles.

Improved performance and reliability has increased the life expectancy of many vehicles.

Once an uncomfortable means to a worthy end, long car trips have changed quite a bit since many of today’s adults age 30 and over were children.