MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s soccer team (1-0-0) began its regular season at home against West Virginia Tech on Saturday, August 19.The Lady Cougars were able to come out on top by a final score of 5-0 over the Golden Bears. Goals RecapMVNU 1-0 (5:05) – Savannah Zambory, assist by Maddie CritzerMVNU 2-0 (27:02) – Alexis HoffmanMVNU …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College volleyball program completed its 2023 staff as Lauren O’Flaherty joined the Owls as an assistant coach ahead of the upcoming fall campaign. O’Flaherty, who resides in nearby Howard, Ohio, is very familiar with the area having worked in and around the community for a number of years. She makes a return to coaching after previously …

Mount Gilead – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 8:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. tonight on State Route 13 near Mount Vernon Avenue, in Knox County. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. The checkpoint will also …

The Highland Scots are back at it Friday Night with Ty Stover again leading the charge as they take on the Fredericktown Freddies on the road to open the season. The Scots finished 7-4 last year losing their final two games a week 10 loss at home to Clear Fork for the MOAC Title and to Tinora in playoff action, …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Travis Wall, the newly-hired head coach of the Kenyon College men’s soccer program, rounded out the staff by announcing that Nick Taljan will serve as the Owls assistant coach. Taljan makes his way to Gambier from Berea, Ohio, where he served three seasons as the assistant coach and video coordinator for Baldwin Wallace University, a fellow NCAA Division …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kenyon College women’s soccer team was recognized Wednesday as winner of the United Soccer Coaches 2022-23 Team Academic Award, bestowed on collegiate teams for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the academic year. In order to collect the award, members of a team had to combine to produce a grade point average of 3.0 …

Welcome to our third Repair Cafe’ of Knox County Ohio for 2023.  This Saturday from 1 to 4 pm in the basement of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church  Hall (across from the church on the corner of Gay and High Street in Mt. Vernon) A few new surprises!   We will be having a guest from the Cleveland area who is  …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) unveiled its 2023 women’s soccer preseason poll, and, according to balloting of the conference’s coaches, the Kenyon College Owls were one of three teams tied at the top of the predicted standings. The Owls garnered two of the eight possible first-place votes and 52 overall points, locking Kenyon into a three-way tie with Denison …

The Kenyon College Owls were tabbed as the favorite in the race for the 2023 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men’s soccer championship, according to preseason balloting of the league coaches. The Owls are seven-time defending NCAC champions, with 13 overall conference titles since earning thier first in the 1990 season. The Owls collected six of the nine possible first-place …

Twelve Found Guilty on August 7, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found twelve guilty after hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on August 7, 2023. Desirae Eckert, 31, of Hopewell, was found guilty of theft. Henry Castillo, 43, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of disorderly conduct in the presence of EMS personnel. Tammi Jones, 51, …