The Knox County Community Health Center (KCCHC) is excited to celebrate National Health Center Week (NHCW) 2024, which will take place from August 4th to August 10th. To commemorate the week-long celebration the KCCHC invites you to its annual Hawaiian themed pool party at Hiawatha Water Park at 100 Sychar Road in Mount Vernon. The event is scheduled for Friday, …

PUBLIC NOTICE – Pelotonia ’24 is coming to Centerburg. The 90-mile return trip to New Albany will begin at Gambier Sunday morning August 4th following a route through Mount Vernon, Fredericktown, Cardington, Sparta to Rich Hill Road. The cyclists will enter the village via Rich Hill Road and turn right onto West Houck Street traveling to North Hartford Avenue where …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mount Vernon Nazarene University has been named a 2023-24 NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star institution, as announced by the national office. MVNU was one of 209 Champions of Character Five-Star Institution winners, collecting Gold Level honors. Overall, there were 131 gold winners and it is now the second year in a row in which MVNU has earned Gold …

MOUNT VERNON, OHIO – Get ready for a tail-wagging good time as we celebrate the Dog Days of Summer at August First Friday, generously sponsored by Freedom Fire Protection. On August 2nd, from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Downtown Mount Vernon will transform into a pet-friendly paradise, featuring the much anticipated WNZR Dog Days of Summer Dog Costume Parade.  The Dog Costume Parade, …

Trapping and testing of mosquitoes in Knox County has resulted in the positive identification of West Nile Virus (WNV) in two different locations. Knox Public Health received notification of the positive results from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The positive samples were collected in Fredericktown and Mount Liberty. Knox County joins 24 other Ohio counties with positive WNV activity …

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) recently announced its member institutions that earned the 2024 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. Among the more than 470 collegiate programs to be recognized, the Kenyon College Owls were one of just 182 NCAA Division III programs to make the list. To be eligible for the academic award, a team had …

NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced today that the Kenyon College Owls were declared the organization’s 2023-24 NCAA Division III Academic National Champion. Throughout the season, members of the Kenyon roster combined for a 3.726 team grade point average. That impressive number netted three team awards for the Owls. First, they claimed the GCAA’s All-Academic …

1st Year Showman – Hays Doup: Knox County Draft Horse & Pony Club Junior Showman – Tinley Doup: Knox County Draft Horse & Pony Club Intermediate Showman – Nicksen Van Houten : Country Critters Senior Showman – Ada Ruckman: Llamas R Us Master Showman – Ada Ruckman Champion Halter – Male: Anysten Van Houten: Country Critters Reserve Champion Halter – Male: …

2024 Annual Knox Co. Veterans Picnic ! CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE !!! This year’s picnic will be on : Sunday Sunday Sunday! (Normally on Saturday) August 11th at 12:00 PM noon SUNDAY Same location, aerial foundation park event center, by the smokestack/tower We will have some good picnic style food and beverages for everyone with Some great door prizes ! This …

 Join us for a free Doc Talk on Thursday, August 8, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Jaime Goodman, MD, will be going over diabetes and how it interconnects with cardiovascular disease, renal disease, obesity, diet, exercise, and sleep. Diabetes portion plates will be distributed at the event. This event is open to the community and will be held in the Knox Medical …