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Lady Cougars Defeated at Huntington

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team (8-15, 2-11) fell at Huntington University (12-11, 6-7) on Saturday, February 7. Huntington started strong, opening the game on a 20-4 run. Huntington led the game from start to finish and would go onto win by a final of 76-59. Inside the Box Score: The Foresters shot 46% from …

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Cooke carves up OWU, but Battling Bishops best Owls

DELAWARE, Ohio — Kenyon College’s Claudia Cooke had her way with Ohio Wesleyan University on Wednesday night, but the Battling Bishops bested the Owls by a score of 76-34. The victory clinched a sweep of the series for OWU, who defended their home court. Cooke led the Owls with a game-high 20-point outing, scoring six points in three of four …

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Kenyon to host annual Girls and Women in Sports Day

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College Athletics Department will resume hosting free sports clinics on Sunday, February 11, in observance of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The clinics are open to girls currently in kindergarten through eighth grade who seek to hone their skills or learn a new sport. Girls will have the opportunity to participate in any of eight featured sports, including basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, …

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Engineering Scholarships Available through The Ariel Foundation

The Ariel Foundation is now accepting applications for Engineering Scholarships for the 2024-2025academic year.Students who have graduated from a Knox County, Ohio high school, or were residents of Knox Countyat the time of graduation, and are pursuing an engineering degree at an accredited college or universityshould visit ariel-foundation.org to review annual engineering scholarship eligibility guidelines and toaccess the link to …

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Board of Commissioners meeting set in Knox County

MORNING SESSION10:30 AM Call to Order10:30 AM CDC of Ohio – Jillian Flowers – CDBG Projects Update11:00 AM Executive Session with Prosecutor Chip McConville Regarding Potential LitigationResolutions to be Presented Approve Knox County Sheriff Annual Report for 2023. Approve Knox County Sheriff – Jail Food Cost Per Meal Report for January 2024. Approve Knox County Treasurer Depository and Investment Income …

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The Woodward Opera House announces 2024 theme

Dena Hess, Manager of The Woodward Opera House, has announced that the theme for 2024will be “Come Home to The Woodward”. As the board of directors have regrouped and refocused on many things throughout the building,including new tenants, and a new direction for a few of the spaces within The Woodward, it wasdecided to focus more on local talent for …

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“KCCC Students Qualify for Business Professionals of America State Competition”

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center students competed in the BusinessProfessionals of America (BPA) Region IV competition at the end of January. KCCC students in the Computer Network Technology (CNT), CollegeU-Business(CLGU), Digital Media and Software Development (DMSD), and Pre-Professional Mentorship(PPM) programs competed against students from Delaware Hayes High School, Delaware AreaCareer Center, Highland High School, and Tri-Rivers Career …

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Annual Request for Qualifications, 2024-2025 from City of Mount Vernon

The City of Mount Vernon, Ohio is currently accepting Statements of Qualifications(SOQ) for professional design/consulting services per Ohio Revised Code 153.65 through153.73. A General SOQ shall be submitted for the purpose of identifying the mostqualified firms to provide professional design/consulting services for the 2024-2025calendar year. Firms interested in being considered for projects in Mount Vernon are encouraged tosubmit a current …

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Knox County Girls Basketball teams learn tournament fate in Division 3

On Sunday the High School Girls Basketball tournament draw took place throughout Ohio and for the first time in history the RPI was used to seed the schools for the tournament. In Division Three the top seed is Mechanicsburg and they will host 25 seed East Knox on Tuesday February 20th at 7pm, the winner plays the 24 seed Madison …

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International Director Keynote Speaker at 81st Annual Raccoon Dinner

The 2024 Danville Lions Club Raccoon Dinner will be held Monday, February 5th at the St. Luke’s Community Center, located immediately behind the Danville St. Luke’s Catholic Church. The meal will be served from 4:30 until 7:00 p.m. on a first come, first served basis. At 6:00 p.m., the Devil Land Jazz Band will perform for the attendees across the …

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