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Emergency Road Closure in Mt. Vernon

Columbia Gas is working on an emergency replacement in Mt. Vernon. To safely complete this work, service crews will need to close down Yauger Road from Vernonview Drive to the Credit Union.

By Mount Vernon News | Jan 11, 2025

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Knox County residents question comprehensive plan process

Last month’s Focus on the Future event, hosted by Together Knox, provided Knox County residents with additional details about the proposed update to the county’s comprehensive plan, a long-term strategy for guiding future growth, development, and conservation across the county.

By Mount Vernon News reports | Nov 18, 2024

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Efforts made to minimize local input in Frasier Solar application processes

By Mount Vernon News reports | Oct 4, 2024

Knox County residents have worked hard in recent months to express their thoughts and concerns about Frasier Solar, but at times have had to overcome hurdles to do so.

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Power grid faces strain as capacity prices skyrocket amid renewable shift

By Mount Vernon News reports | Sep 29, 2024

Alarm bells for the U.S. power grid are going off. The latest capacity auction conducted by PJM Interconnection—the nation’s largest regional transmission organization—has sent shockwaves through the energy sector.

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Frasier Solar’s operation in Mount Vernon raises concerns

By Mount Vernon News reports | Sep 25, 2024

The Frasier Solar facility proposed for Knox County has raised numerous questions about the effects it will have on the local population and economy.

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Solar power raises concern about grid reliability and costs

By Mount Vernon News reports | Sep 20, 2024

As residents of Knox County await the Ohio Power Siting Board’s decision on Frasier Solar’s application for a facility near Mt. Vernon, concerns remain about the effects of solar generation on grid reliability and consumer costs.

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Concerns remain about the economic impact of Frasier Solar

By Mount Vernon News reports | Sep 11, 2024

The application process for Frasier Solar reached a new stage this month after the Ohio Power Sighting Board held its last formal meeting on August 19.

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Ohio Supreme Court may have last word on Frasier Solar

By Mount Vernon News reports | Sep 11, 2024

The upcoming Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) decision on Frasier Solar’s application to build a proposed 120-megawatt project in Knox County may not be the last word on the project.

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Frasier Solar admits local opposition outweighs support

By Mount Vernon News reports | Aug 28, 2024

In testimony before the Ohio Power Siting Board, Craig Adair, the project lead for Frasier Solar, admitted that comments to the OPSB in opposition to the proposed solar project outweighed those in support by a sizable margin.

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Ohio Power Siting Board to decide on Frasier Solar’s application after hearing

By Mount Vernon News reports | Aug 28, 2024

The Ohio Power Siting Board held its administrative hearing last week on the proposed Frasier Solar project. The OPSB can now turn its attention to whether to approve Frasier Solar’s application to build the project.

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County commissioners’ opposition played major role in OPSB staff recommendation against Stark Solar application

By Mount Vernon News | Jul 26, 2024

The staff of the Ohio Power Siting Board staff has recommended that the Board reject Stark Solar’s application to build a commercial solar facility on 860 acres of land in Washington Township. The recommendation, made on July 19, is not binding on the board.

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Stark County moves ahead of Knox County on large-scale solar

By Mount Vernon News reports | Jul 24, 2024

Responding to feedback from their constituents and county townships, Stark County commissioners voted on July 10 to prohibit the construction of large solar and wind projects in most unincorporated portions of Stark County.

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Frasier Solar presents 'serious risk to the safety of flight' at Knox County Airport

By Mount Vernon News reports | Jun 11, 2024

A recent report by the Knox County Regional Airport Authority found that glare from the proposed Frasier Solar project could threaten the safety of flight and financial stability of the Knox County Airport.

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Columbia Gas plans pipeline project on Nuce, Marma in north Mount Vernon

By Mount Vernon News | Jun 4, 2024

Preconstruction work has begun on a Columbia Gas project to install 1,500 feet of new plastic pipe on the north side of Mount Vernon along Nuce Road and Marma Drive. The project aims to clear a conflict ahead of the Dan Emmett Neighborhood Revitalization Project.

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Boesharts on land near Frasier Solar project: ‘It’s the next best thing to Heaven, except for the planned Solar Project’

By Kyle Barnett | Nov 7, 2023

Miller Township residents Jim and Connie Boeshart have expressed their opposition to the Frasier Solar project, which is adjacent to their property.

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Afternoon Tea: What Americans need to know about infrastructure talks

By The Empowerment Alliance | Jun 10, 2021

Republican leaders in Congress have put forth their own infrastructure plan that attempts to find common ground with Biden, while applying common-sense principles that protect America’s future.

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Afternoon Tea: Americans are smarter than the Green New Deal

By The Empowerment Alliance | Jun 2, 2021

Welcome to a special Memorial Day edition of the Afternoon TEA.Did you know?When American voters are asked: “Is a clean environment important to you?” just about everyone replies yes.

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Afternoon Tea: A plan to kill American energy independence

By The Empowerment Alliance | May 26, 2021

The International Energy Agency recently released a report calling for “net-zero emissions” by 2050, as well as eliminating gas-powered cars by 2035 and an end to new oil and gas development almost immediately.