Mount Vernon News

Joseph A. Barnes

By Mount Vernon News | May 31, 2019

Joseph A. Barnes, 60, of Mount Vernon passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, at his home.

Sandra Patterson

By Mount Vernon News | May 31, 2019

Sandra Patterson, 74, of Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Robert ‘Bob’ Samuel Plentovich

By Mount Vernon News | May 31, 2019

Robert “Bob” Samuel Plentovich, 81, of Gloucester died May 4, 2019, at Walter Reed Convalescent Center.

Mistakes costly for Freddies

By Fred Main | May 31, 2019

When you give a good team too many opportunities, you are bound to pay in the end.

Registration open for Peace Village day camp

By Mount Vernon News | May 31, 2019

The First Congregational Church of Mount Vernon is celebrating the opening of registration for their fifth annual Peace Village, an interfaith friendly community-wide summer peace camp for children.

Mount Vernon Middle School adds period for academic, social and emotional support

By Katie Ellington | May 31, 2019

Mount Vernon Middle School will be adding a “flex period” to its bell schedule next school year, a shift that reflects both a response to student needs and changing attitudes surrounding education.

Airport improvements about to take flight

By Larry Di Giovanni | May 31, 2019

It will be busy summer of “make-overs” for the Knox County Airport.

Village Express Shuttle starts Monday

By Larry Di Giovanni | May 31, 2019

Knox Area Transit’s Village Express Shuttle Service to Mount Vernon is ready for full launch Monday morning, KAT Director Martin McAvoy informed the Knox County Commissioners this week.

Man waives indictment; pleas guilty to charges

By John Wareham | May 31, 2019

A Knox County man submitted a guilty plea to a Bill of Information in Knox County Court of Common Pleas Thursday after he was charged with two counts of rape.

Heritage Ohio visits Fredericktown

By John Wareham | May 30, 2019

The village of Fredericktown has been slowly planning to revitalize the downtown area for quite some time and many residents, council members and committee members met with members of Heritage Ohio on Wednesday to broaden the effort.

Man who pleaded to shooting arrested on weapons charge

By John Wareham | May 30, 2019

A Mount Vernon man was arrested and jailed after allegedly making threats while possessing a firearm while awaiting sentencing on a similar offense in another county.

Funding sought for Martinsburg water upgrade

By Larry Di Giovanni | May 30, 2019

An entirely grant-funded public water system project is nearing approval for the village of Martinsburg, with a total price tag of just over $705,000.

Knox health board updated on out-of-state measles outbreak

By Larry Di Giovanni | May 30, 2019

No one in the Knox County Health Department wants a repeat of what happened in 2014, which is why department leadership is keeping a close eye on measles cases in four states surrounding Ohio — Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, as well as 22 other states with confirmed measles cases.