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Mount Vernon City Council meets Monday Night

Downloads:AgendaAgenda Packet I.Committee MeetingsII.MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.III.Call to Order1.Roll CallIV.InvocationV.Pledge of AllegianceVI.Acceptance of Minutes1.Minutes of Mar 28, 2022 7:30 PM2.Minutes of Apr 4, 2022 6:00 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.03-28-2022 Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes (A)2.03-28-2022 Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes (B)3.03-28-2022 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Minutes (A)4.03-28-2022 Planning and Zoning Committee …

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Kenyon rips eight homers, sweeps Ohio Wesleyan

DELAWARE, Ohio — With the wind blowing out, the Kenyon College baseball team took full advantage in the batters’ box, where it cranked out a combined 31 hits, including eight home runs, during Thursday’s doubleheader sweep of the host Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University. Kenyon took game one 11-9 and then completed the sweep with a seven-inning, run-rule 21-6 …

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MVNU celebrates Arbor Day with tree plantings 

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (April 7, 2022) — Mount Vernon Nazarene University planted two trees on April 7 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day.   A Fort McNair Red Horse Chestnut and a male Ginkgo were added to the campus tree population as part of the university’s efforts to increase shade canopy and develop sustainable campus beautification. Currently, the campus is …

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20 Found Guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found three guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on April 4, 2022. Nicholas Higgins, 42 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Possession of DrugParaphernalia. The Court sentenced him to serve five days in jail.Heather Nafzger, 33 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Criminal Mischief. TheCourt sentenced her to …

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MVNU announces commencement details 

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (April 4, 2022) – Mount Vernon Nazarene University will honor its 2022 graduates – both traditional and non-traditional – during commencement ceremonies in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium on Saturday, April 30.    Traditional undergraduates will participate in one of two ceremonies to provide adequate spacing for those in attendance. The Class of 2022 will make their graduation official …

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Lords top Scots in first NCAC match of season

WOOSTER, Ohio — The rainy weather Wednesday forced the Kenyon College men’s tennis team to move indoors, but it didn’t stop the Lords from ringing up an 8-1 victory over The College of Wooster Fighting Scots. The match, played at Aspen Racquet Club, was the first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) contest for both teams. The win bumped No. 24-ranked …

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Cougars Make Easy Work of Gray Wolves in Road Sweep

SYLVANNIA, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (23-10, 16-4) defeated Lourdes University (20-10, 5-3) in a doubleheader by scores of 12-3 and 7-1 on Tuesday, April 5. Game One The Cougars came out firing on all cylinders, scoring runs in five of the seven-innings of play. MVNU scored two runs in the top of the first with RBIs …

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Earth Day Festival Returns to Brown Family Environmental Center

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) will host an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 16, from noon until 4 p.m. The event will feature hands-on, interactive workshops led by Kenyon organizations and community partners, such as the Gund Gallery and Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, for nature sketching, DIY bluebird and bat house construction, seed-bomb making, and …

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MVNU hosting Nazarene Student Leadership Conference

The Nazarene Student Leadership Conference will be held at Mount Vernon Nazarene University on April 6-9. Over 70 elected student government leaders will learn about the importance of their role and develop skills that will prepare them to represent their peers to the best of their ability. The theme for the conference is “Courageous Leadership.” “There are few things more …

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Lynch tabbed NCAC Pitcher of the Week

CLEVELAND, Oh. – After helping the Kenyon College Lords to a perfect 5-0 week and extend their win streak to eight games, the North Coast Athletic Conference named Frank Lynch this week’s Pitcher of the Week. In two starts, Lynch registered a 1-0 record in 8.2 innings of work, allowing just one run in that time. In Tuesday’s home win …

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