Mount Vernon News

On Thursday March 24, the Chautauqua Series is happy to welcome Julia Geiger as Roseanna McCoy, one of the central people involved in the Hatfield & McCoys feud. The program will be at the Grand Hotel, 12 Public Square in downtown Mount Vernon, at 7 p.m. The Chautauqua Series is brought to you with the help of a grant provided by the Ariel Foundation. The cost is a donation with all monies collected going to the performers.

Darrell Sanson, guest songwriter and performer, will perform and give testimony at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 27, at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

Lady Jackets top Pickering North in softball. The Mount Vernon Softball team continued its exhibition season with a 5-3 win over Pickerington North on March 17. Taking the sting out of its opening-season loss to Triway, the previous day, Mount Vernon connected eight hits and played errorless ball in topping the Panthers.

Michael E. Gaus, 66, of Westerville, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2022.

HOMER – USPS operations at the Homer Post Office, 1080 Homer Road NW, Homer, OH 43027, will be suspended until further notice due to the inability to a secure lease agreement with the lessor.

Do you need help paying for Winter Heating bills? HEAP may be able to help you. HEAP benefits are applied to an individual’s energy bill after Jan. 1.

Michael Lord, better known as "Little Michael" who began preaching at the age of 5 and became a national celebrity in the 1970s, will visit Miracle Life Fellowship Church in Mount Vernon at 3 p.m. on April 2.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 26th ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields, courts and mats of action. This week, a Utica wrestler took on tough foes in the winner-take-all state championships and made it all the way to the finals, to bring home a silver medal.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament at the Ohio State University Jerome Schottenstein Center, was held last weekend, March 11-13, and local wrestlers were invited to compete. Compete they did.

Let’s talk sports retirement. Tom Brady had a hall-of-fame career. Twenty-two seasons. Seven Super Bowl wins, a career record of 243 wins and 73 losses. Passing for 84,520 yards and 624 touchdowns (No.1 all-time in both categories), and at age 44, passed for 5316 yards and 43 TDs, taking his team to the NFC finals. On Feb .1, Brady announced his retirement from NFL football, saying he is “not going to make that competitive commitment anymore.”

United Producers Inc. market report for the week of March 11,

The Zanesville Civil War Roundtable will meet Monday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Putnam Presbyterian Church located at 467 Woodlawn Ave. in Zanesville.

The Mount Vernon News welcomes submissions for general events, sports, club, school, church and community news in Knox County.

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference has named its top bowlers for 2021-2022. For the boys, Bowler of the year was Silas Horton of Cardington-Lincoln – 213.8 average, and Coach of the Year honors went to Chip Pozderac of East Knox and Joe Borders of Crestline. Winning Tournament team honors went to Will Jensen of East Knox.

Kenyon holds basketball camp. Kenyon College and Head Coach Dan Priest will be hosting a basketball camp for boys and girls entering grades 2-8.

Engineering Scholarships Available through The Ariel FoundationMOUNT VERNON – The Ariel Foundation is now accepting applications for the James P.

Richland Academy of the Arts has several new art class opportunities coming up for students to explore their potential, increase their skills, and have a fun arts experience. Along with Richland Academy’s two new art instructors, Autumn Cadle and Ken Barnett, these new art classes will give students a chance to create and explore!

James E. Thurston, 80, of Centerburg, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Bennington Glen Nursing and Rehab Center, in Marengo.

D. Dean Durbin, 72, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

Shirley Marie Braddock, 84, of Fort Myers FL and former Knox County resident passed into eternity on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers following a two year battle with cancer.