Mount Vernon, OH — February 8, 2024 – The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter has partnered with Knox Community Hospital to offer an educational program, free and open to the community, titled, “Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors.” Join us on Wednesday, February 28, 5:30 to 6:30 pm at Knox Community Hospital in the Education Resource Center, 1330 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon. …

BEREA, Ohio – The Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team made the trip to northeast Ohio on Wednesday night to take on the Baldwin Wallace University Yellowjackets for the squad’s first away game of the season.  In a close contest that saw six lead changes despite Kenyon controlling nearly every statistical category, the Owls were able to score meaningful goals down …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (14-13, 4-13) fell to (RV) Marian University (21-6, 11-6) by a score of 78-81 on Tuesday, February 21 in Ariel Arena. MVNU battled back in its home finale as it went on a 15-0 run to cut Marian’s 20-point lead to just a 43-38 score near the end of the …

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The No. 7 seed Kenyon College women’s basketball team traveled to Springfield, Ohio on Tuesday night for the opening round of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament against the No. 2 seed Wittenberg University Tigers.  Despite a solid start on both sides of the ball led by senior center Claudia Cooke, the Owls could not sustain …

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.– Lacing up for what would be the final time in his collegiate career, Kenyon College senior Anthony Testa took center stage in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament quarterfinal matchup between the Owls and the hosting Wabash College Little Giants. The No. 8-seeded Owls fell to the top-seeded Little Giants by a score of 84-65 …

The Danville Police Department, in partnership with Danville Local Schools, issues this follow-up statement concerning the recent incident involving a student threat. On February 12th, at 10:57 am, the Danville PD received notification of a threat made by astudent not enrolled in the district. Immediate action was taken upon receipt of this information,following established protocols. The threat was promptly reported …

Mount Vernon intends to apply to the Ohio Department of Development forfunding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program,HOME Investment Partnership Program, and other related federally funded programsadministered by the State. The City is eligible for several different types of fiscal year2024 programs providing the City meets applicable program requirements. Theseprograms include but are not limited to …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) is celebrating its 40th playing season by selecting All-Decade teams in all 23 championship sports. The league released its 40th Anniversary Women’s Basketball All-Decade Team on Monday, and Kenyon’s Maureen Hirt ’14 and Paige Matijasich ’20 were amongst the student-athlete honorees. Student-athletes that competed in the NCAC between the 2013-14 and …

Annual Awards Dinnero Environmental Sustainability Awardo Center of Hopeo Gault’s Plaza Cleaners and Laundromato Kokosing Nature Preserveo Heart Awardo Knox County Commissioners, Courthouse Cupola Projecto New Directionso The Shoppes on Main, Fredericktowno Quality of Life Awardo Experience Mount Vernono Hospice of Knox Countyo Salvation Armyo Volunteer of the Yearo Anissa Treeno Noelle Waltono Trina Trainoro Investor in the Futureo Central …

In the past couple of weeks, some of our local residents have asked about myreaction to statements made by FBI Director C. Wray concerning threats against theUnited States. They have asked how their sheriff’s office is working to keep them safe. Ohio has established eight Homeland Security Regions to facilitate alert systems,security warnings, and preparedness initiatives across the state. We …