Mount Vernon News

Private graveside inurnment services with military honors for Arthur Edwin Brownell, 97, of Heath, will be held at Workman Cemetery, Danville, Saturday, June 1, 2024, with Kevin Blade as celebrant.

Dale Leroy Hans, 91, of Howard, OH, passed away May 20, 2024, at Knox Community Hospital, in Mount Vernon, OH.

The banners honoring the 14 young men killed in Vietnam from Knox County are displayed on South Main Street in Mount Vernon.

Ramona Lynn Cramer, 94, died Monday, May 6, 2024, at the Inn at Ironwood.

The Middlebury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will meet Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

The Berlin Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 29th at 6:00 P.M.

Knox County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 23BOR10- 0370, Shelley Coon, Knox County Treasurer vs James L. Jackson III, et al. Judgment has been rendered in the above captioned case for taxes, assessments, interest, penalties, and costs (plus any additional taxes, assessments, interest, penalties and costs, or other charges due and payable as of the date of confirmation of sale), against real property (Parcel No. 23-00110.000, commonly known as 0 Crabapple Drive, Howard, Ohio 43028).

Knox County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 23BOR07- 0204, Shelley Coon, Knox County Treasurer vs Bryan L. Awbrey, et al. Judgment has been rendered in the above captioned case for taxes, assessments, interest, penalties, and costs (plus any additional taxes, assessments, interest, penalties and costs, or other charges due and payable as of the date of confirmation of sale), against real property (Parcel No. 35-00020.000, commonly known as 0 Magers Road, Howard, Ohio 43028).

Knox County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 23BOR07- 0211, Shelley Coon, Knox County Treasurer vs Harold P. Thau, et al. Judgment has been rendered in the above captioned case for taxes, assessments, interest, penalties, and costs (plus any additional taxes, assessments, interest, penalties and costs, or other charges due and payable as of the date of confirmation of sale), against real property (Parcel No. 30-00033.000, commonly known as 0 King Road, Howard, Ohio 43028.

Liberty Township Board of Trustees is accepting resumes for Zoning Inspector.

Knox County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 23BOR10- 0378, Shelley Coon, Knox County Treasurer vs Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, et al. Judgment has been rendered in the above captioned case for taxes, assessments, interest, penalties, and costs (plus any additional taxes, assessments, interest, penalties and costs, or other charges due and payable as of the date of confirmation of sale), against real property (Parcel No. 27-00352.000, commonly known as 0 Brooklawn Court, Howard, Ohio 43028).

The Middlebury Township Board of Zoning Appeals will meet Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Charlie Harris was born Dec. 16, 1987, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and passed away April 10, 2024, at the age of 36.

Janice (Jan) Eileen Williams, 82, of Mount Vernon, OH, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Galion Avita Hospital, in Galion, OH.

Barbara Southard, 92, of Monroeville, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024, at her home.

I joined hundreds of fellow neighbors and Ohioans at OPSB’s public hearing for Frasier Solar on April 4. Over seven hours of public testimony, we heard a lot of views, concerns, and arguments that have been circulating around our community over the last year.

Mary Alice (Sterkel) Arlen, age 81, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, surrounded by her family, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

William “Bill” Clyde Spaulding, 92, died at home on April 8, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Douglas H. Neely, age 60, of Howard, Ohio, passed away on April 8, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family following a long battle with cancer.

It is with profound sorrow that we announce that Joshua James Kirby, 47, died on April 9, 2024, at home surrounded by the comfort and love of his wife, sons, and family after two years of a heroic battle with a rare brain cancer. What happened to Josh is tragic, but he is not a tragedy.