This Saturday at 2pm the latest class will inducted into the Knox County Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Knox County Historical Society Museum. This class is Kristin (Long) Clement, T.T. Crouch, Nick Gutman, Chet Looney, Jeff Robertson, Sally (Lambert) Simpson and Vanessa Oswalt. We spoke with John Lambert the Chairman of the selection committee about the …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Landscape Design &Management program won 3rd place at the 10th Annual 2025 Ohio Green IndustryAssociation’s (OGIA) Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO), which was held at OhioState University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. KCCC’s Landscape Olympics is coming off a 2nd place finish in the OHLO in 2024 afterearning back-to-back 1st …

JACKSON, Mich. – Ryan Lehman and Tammy Liplin won the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week from the Crossroads League on Monday, October 20. Lehman led MVNU at the Jenna Strong Fall Classic, finishing fourth-of-250 competitors at the event. Lehman crossed with a time of 25:55.6. The honor is the first of the sophomore’s career. Liplin ran a …

10:00 AM Call to OrderDepartmental Updates10:00 AM Knox County Water and Wastewater Knox County Water and Wastewater Monthly Update Report for October10:30 AM Knox County I.T. DepartmentResolutions to be Presented Approve Cybersecurity Policy for Knox County, Ohio. Approve Contractor’s Application for Payment No. 2 from McConnell Contracting, Inc.,in the amount of $524,760.15, for the Pleasant Valley Road Bridge Project (KNO-TR362-0.12 …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team (6-6-3, 1-5-1 CL) hosted Taylor University (7-6-2, 1-4-2 CL) and picked up its first Crossroads League win of the season on Saturday, October 18 at CH4 Stadium. It was senior night for the MVNU men’s soccer program as Diogo Assis, Christian Dean, Alex DeJesus, Tiago DeJesus, Micah Post, Seth …

MINUTES: October 6, 2025 GUESTS: John Carson from Alpha Link- digitizing records:Old Business: New Business- ::New Employee Handbook – Prepare to discuss LEGISLATION:Ordinance 2025- 8Ordinance 2025-9Resolution 2025- 9Report of Committees Chairs * FINANCE: FURAY: Pay bills WTR/WASTE WTR: FURAY: PUBLIC SAFETY:FIRE: DURBIN-POLICE: DURBIN/VANCESAFETY SERVICE DIRECTOR- VANCEMAYOR: MAZZARI –PLANNING: RIDGEWAY- Next meeting: Monday- 10/13/2025ZONING: BENDER – STREETS: MICKLEY –PARK: BYERS –SOLID …

On October 16, 2025, Detectives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, acting on investigative information, located Shawn Barrett in the area of Clutter Road. Barrett was confirmed to be operating a stolen vehicle reported out of Licking County, Ohio. He also  had multiple outstanding warrants, including:   Possession of a dangerous ordinance  Weapons under disability  Illegal manufacture or processing of explosives  …

Mount Vernon 6-2 3-0 LCL Buckeye at Licking Valley 8-0, 3-0 LCL Buckeye GAME CAN BE SEEN OF THE WMVO FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HEARD ON THE RADIO ON WMVO The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets and the Licking Valley Panthers face off for the top spot in the Licking County League Friday Night in Newark. The Jackets are coming …

MOUNT VERNON, OH – Knox County Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved updates to the Foundation’s Guidelines for Grantmaking to better support local nonprofits and ensure a more efficient, accessible grantmaking process. These updates will take effect with the 2026 Grant Cycles, offering clearer guidance for applicants and stronger alignment with community priorities.  All applicants for the Foundation’s Small and Major Grants will …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) JROTC held their 11thannual Raider Competition on Saturday, October 11th at Ariel Foundation Park.The event featured 13 schools and 25 teams from across two states. The overallchampion of the competition was Beavercreek High School’s A team followed by Green HighSchool’s A team in second place. Beavercreek High School’s B team rounded …