WEEK 8 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS 6-1, 4-0 KMAC Centerburg Host 4-3, 2-2 KMAC Danville The Centerburg Trojans raced out to a 32-0 lead in a shut out win at home against Mount Gilead last Friday Night. Quarterback Blane Ball ran for 121 yards and a touchdown, Miles Marshall ran for 85 yards and a score and Shawn Carter found …

Physicians, leaders, and clinicians at Knox Community Hospital areproud to announce that The Center for Wound Healinghas been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III,M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation’slargest provider of advanced wound care services. ThisCenter has scored in the top 10 percent of eligibleHealogics® Wound Care Centers® on the ClinicalExcellence measure, which is the Comprehensive HealingRate …

Becker Mining America, Inc., city of Mount Vernon (Knox County), expects to create 40 full-time-equivalent positions, generating $2.4 million in new annual payroll as a result of its new location in Mount Vernon. Becker Mining Systems supplies energy, automation, communication, transportation, and infrastructure technology for the mining industry. The proposed project includes the acquisition of an existing facility to house …

Mount Vernon, OH — The Knox County Chamber of Commerce announces the upcoming retirement of Executive Director Carol Grubaugh, effective October 15, 2025, following 25 years of dedicated service to the organization and the broader Knox County business community. During her remarkable tenure, Grubaugh served in every role within the Chamber, ultimately rising to Executive Director. Her career has been defined …

The disruptions will ultimately be well worth it.  Mansfield Avenue, on the north side of the City, remains a construction zone and will be one until the end of  this year, but the improvements being made to that thoroughfare are already showing benefits, with more to  come.  Work is now under way along the road to install a shared-use path, …

FARMINGTON, Pa. — Playing a bit short-handed, the Kenyon College women’s golf team finished off Carnegie Mellon University’s two-day Tartan Invitational on Tuesday with a team score of 737 strokes and a 15th-place finish. Due to academic obligations, the Owls played both rounds with four golfers, instead of the normal team of five. That Kenyon quartet consisted of Sasha Belova, …

The City of Mount Vernon will begin citywide leaf pickup on Monday, November 3,  2025. We will have three machines operating this season. The machines will pick up  all of the main streets first, then proceed to the side streets and outlying areas. We  will make two complete passes through the City during the month of November.  Exact dates machines …

10:00 AM Call to Order10:00 AM Departmental Update – Knox County Litter and Recycling Knox County Litter and Recycling ReportResolutions to be Presented Approve Establishment of Charge Back Amounts to Defray the Annual Cost of theCountywide Mass Notification System (WENS). Approve Utility Permit from Licking Rural Electrification for Sapps Run Road betweenLifer and Butts Roads in Brown Township. Approve Utility …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau recently received recognition for achievement in marketing and advertising at the Ohio Travel Association’s RUBY Awards presentation, held October 2nd at The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ashtabula, Ohio. Knox County CVB was a finalist in all five categories they were nominated in and brought home four RUBY Awards for Print Advertisement, Annual Report, Print Media and Blog …

DETROIT, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s bowling team began its 2025-26 season in the Midwest Collegiate Championship in Detroit, Michigan on October 4-5. MVNU competed in a stacked field of competition, placing 37th overall with a total of 6136. A three-hour delay caused by a power outage caused a little bit of adversity during the competition, but despite this, MVNU …