Mount Vernon News

Annie Jackson, a beloved mother, wife, and dear friend, passed away on Dec. 5, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.

Leroy Eugene Wolford, 98, of Ontario passed away Friday, July 26, 2024 at the Laurels of Mt. Vernon.

Doris M. Neely, 85, passed away at the Knox Community Hospital on Saturday, July 27.

P. Douglas Williams, baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection, Monday, July 29, 2024.

Part of the traffic plan for the east end of Mount Vernon with the “Edgewood Road Project” reconstructs Edgewood Road between St. Rt. 229 and E. High Street. Does anyone on City Council realize the southern end of this street, just north of 229, isn’t even in the city?

Michael John Cowgill, Sr., 78, of Apple Valley (Howard), passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Miriam Sue Denzer passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 14. Sue was born on April 9, 1932, and was the daughter of Omar and Effie Belle (Miller) Blauch.

Over the course of three public hearings about the proposed Frasier Solar project in Knox County, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) got a first-hand look at how successfully a well-funded misinformation campaign targeting our community can obscure facts and prey on fears to scare good people into action.

Milford Township Zoning Board of Appeals will meet July 29, 2024 at 7:00 pm at 4651 Wall Street, Centerburg, Ohio 43011, to address the zoning variance request made by Lisa Thatcher at 6765 Columbus Road, Centerburg, Ohio 43011.

Gail Lee Richards, age 76, of Henderson, NV and formerly of San Diego, California and Mount Vernon, Ohio peacefully passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

Jennie Lepley Newton passed away peacefully at home in Columbus on May 22. She was 82.

As an environmentally minded Knox County resident and supporter of the proposed Frasier Solar project, I have been dumbfounded by the pervasive misleading claims about solar panel toxicity that have been peddled to our community by Knox Smart Development and their dark-money allies, especially considering the actual pollutants that our community is currently exposed to.

Marie H. Dulaney, age 85, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Are you aware of the local issue that’s going to be on November’s ballot?

As a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 688, I support the proposed Frasier Solar project in Knox County, a project that brings tremendous opportunity for the community and its workers.

Mark Alan Morrison, 70, of Mount Vernon, OH, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at County Club Rehabilitation Center, in Mount Vernon.

Robert Eugene Staats, 73 of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2024. Robert was born on Feb. 7, 1951, to Robert L. and Martha E. (Hawk) Staats in Mount Vernon, OH.

Charles L. “Chuck” McKenzie, age 83, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Jean was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on Sept. 14, 1933, and passed from this world on June 5, 2024, at the age of 90.

I am a practicing engineer, with over 45 years in the design, development, and production of electric power-generating systems, including solar-powered systems. In my experienced judgment, solar farm technology is not an economical nor a technically viable energy source to power our American electric grid.