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Lady Cougars Improve Win Streak to Five with Sweep of USF

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (25-17, 18-12) hosted the University of Saint Francis (18-27, 11-21) in another Crossroads League doubleheader at the Cougar Softball Field on Monday, April 22. In game one, USF went up 2-0 after scoring in the top of the second and fifth innings. MVNU quickly answered back in the bottom of the fifth with a Mallory Holcomb …

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Owls claim back-to-back tournament titles

CHARDON, Ohio — With a team total of 600 strokes, the Kenyon College men’s golf team won the Dan Caschera Classic, a two-round, 13-team tournament at Sand Ridge Golf Club hosted by John Carroll University. It was the second straight tournament win for the Owls, who last week earned the top spot in the University of Rochester’s Fred Kravetz Invitational.  …

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Mount Vernon City Council meets Monday Night

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.04-22-24 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 Apr 8, 2024 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.04-08-24A Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes2.04-08-24 Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes3.04-08-24B Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third …

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Kenyon takes game two, earns split with Oberlin

GAMBIER, Ohio — After being held to three hits in 2-1 game-one loss during Sunday’s doubleheader with Oberlin College, the Kenyon College softball team bounced back in game two, winning 8-3 to split the conference twinbill on home turf. Both teams struggled in generating offense in the first game of the day. After Oberlin plated an unearned run in the …

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Free Community Car Seat Checks this Saturday at KCH

April 4, 2024 – Mount Vernon, OH – KCH is partnering with Safe KidsWorldwide to host a FREE drive-up car seat check on Saturday, April 20from 10 AM – 2 PM in the Wright Family Medical Pavilion main parkinglot. Our certified technicians offer hands-on assistance for the properinstallation of car seats. Feel free to bring multiple car seats; there areno …

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 Owls topple Tigers in a two-day triumph

GAMBIER, Ohio – On Wednesday, April 17, the Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team hosted Wittenberg University from The Field at Benson Bowl for a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) matchup. After play was stopped in the middle of the second quarter due to storms, play resumed this afternoon for the final two and a half quarters of action.  The Owls …

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No. 43 Owls bash No. 26 Big Red in NCAC clash

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Jasper Tennis Center played host to a rematch of last year’s North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Championship when the Kenyon College and Denison University women’s tennis teams matched up on Wednesday evening. The teams had to wait out a tornado warning in the early going, but the delay did not dissuade the hosting Owls from …

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Knox Public Health among Grant Recipients

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced nearly $2.5 million in grants to expand access to teen driver training for low-income Ohio families.  Thirty-five local school districts and government agencies will receive grants totaling $2,495,655 from the Drive to Succeed Scholarship Program. Funding awarded through the program is used to provide driver training scholarships to eligible teenage drivers across …

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