The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets came into their tournament opener at “The Hive” having lost the last two regular season games and 3 of their last 4 and unfortunately for them they couldn’t right the ship in time to move on to a District Final in Division Two. The Jackets, playing in a District Semifinal Monday Night fell 55-48 to …

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.02-24-25 Committee Meeting ScheduleII.MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.III.Call to Order1.Roll CallIV.InvocationV.Pledge of AllegianceVI.Acceptance of Minutes1.Minutes of Feb 10, 2025 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.02-10-25A Fire, Police and Civil Defense Committee Meeting Minutes2.02-10-25B Fire, Police and Civil Defense Committee Meeting Minutes3.02-24-25 Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes4.02-10-24 Utilities Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking …

OBERLIN, Ohio — Scoring 4,460 points at Oberlin College over the last two days, Kenyon College junior Josh Greville concluded the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Heptathlon with a new program record and a second-place finish. Greville broke his own record of 4,171 points, which he set last season. He finished better than 10 other competitors and only fell short …

OBERLIN, Ohio — Sunday at Oberlin College, Kenyon College sophomore Sadie Olson competed in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Pentathlon, a precursor to the conference championship meet next weekend. Olson racked up 1,875 points and wound up in 15th place. Olson’s best result in the five-event series came in the shot put. Her throw measured 24-10 (7.57 meters) and …

Joshua Shannon, 43, formerly of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to a 5-6 year prison term for possession of an ounce of meth and a loaded pistol. In September of 2023, he was found passed out on a Mount Vernon street and officers discovered the gun and drugs. After posting a bond and absconding, Shannon was brought back from jail in …

The Fredericktown Girls Basketball team had a historic season, winning the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference and making it to the District Final unfortunately for them it ended Saturday with a loss in the Division Five District Final versus Africentric 46-38 at Ohio Dominican University. The Freddies finished with 20 wins and Cally Carpenter became the school’s All Time Leading scorer …

Faculty and staff at Mount Vernon Nazarene University gathered Thursday in Foster Hall to honor their colleagues at the Excellence in the Call awards reception. Margaret Allotey-Pappoe, Professor of Graphic Design and Department Chair, and Ryan Downs, Director of Institutional Research and Accountability, were celebrated by Dr. Eric Stetler, Vice President of Innovation, Student Experience and GPS — center, for …

The annual Knox County Sheep Association Lamb Banquet will be held on Saturday,March 15, 2025. Featured speaker for the event will be Ty Higgins. Ty is the seniordirector of communications and media relations for Ohio Farm Bureau. You may havelistened to Ty on Our Ohio Weekly as he advocates for Ohio Agriculture. The Knox County Sheep Association Inc serves Knox …

ALL SUPER Q TEAMS BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: GAVIN TOOMBS, FREDERICKTOWN Toombs 18.3 points per game and 7 rebounds per game COACH OF THE YEAR: DEREK DIBLING FREDERICKTOWN FIRST TEAM GAVIN TOOMBS, FREDERICKTOWN CARSON RINEHART, FREDERICKTOWN JACK LAWRENCE, CENTERBURG ISIAH COLUMBER, MOUNT VERNON ZANE BARBER, MOUNT VERNON SECOND TEAM TREVIN HARRIS, CENTERBURG NIKOS GIAKOUMAS, MOUNT VERNON ASHTON SPAULDING DANVILLE …

10:30 AM Call to OrderDepartmental Updates10:30 AM Knox County Department of Job and Family Services11:00 AM Knox County Dog Shelter Monthly Report for January 2025.Resolutions to be Presented Approve Advertisement in the Mount Vernon News for Request for Proposals for theKnox County Department of Job and Family Services Career Quest 2025 Event. Approve Advertisement in the Mount Vernon News for …