Mount Vernon News

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.

Beverly Ann (Staats) Davis, 73, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at her residence.

Country artist Phil Vassar, a writer of many hit songs, including Tim McGraw's hit, "My Next Thirty Years," will appear at the Midland Theater in Newark, March 25, at 8 p.m.

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

The Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission's Emergency HEAP Winter Crisis Program continues to assist eligible households with home heating bills.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is holding visit days this spring for anyone interested in exploring higher education in engineering, healthcare or public safety.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) recognized Coshocton resident Marion Sutton with the college’s Legends of Loyalty award during a recent Coshocton Campus Town Hall and presidential reception celebrating COTC’s 50th Anniversary.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary March 17 this year are Don and Debbie Hawk.

The Mount Vernon News sports department’s 25th ATHLETE OF THE WEEK nominations continues the established procedure of spotlighting student-athletes’ skills and performances on the fields and courts of action. A student-athlete who frequents this award put together back-to-back performances in the OHSAA basketball play-offs and either one would have qualified him for this honor, but he did it twice in a row.

Jackets grad finishes second twice in college meets Logan Meyer, a 2018 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, finished second twice at the 2-day North Coast Atlantic Conference (NCAC) championships at Wittenburg University in Springfield on Feb. 25-26. Meyer a senior at Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) ran the 5000-meter race (3.11 miles) in 14:59.82 and finished second, earning him All-NCAC honors. On Saturday, he ran the 3000M with a time of 8:39.5, finishing second and again earning him All-NCAC honors.

After a 99-day lockout, MLB and the Players finally came to agreement. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLB owners and the MLB Players Association expired in December, and without a new agreement or a mutual handshake to play without a new one while still negotiating, there was no baseball, as the owners instituted a lockout. Without taking sides, the obvious results are that no one wins … and the fans lose. We win, but we lose.

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