The Mount Vernon Farmers Market will be holding a Holiday Market in November and December. We will have a variety of items like produce, honey, jellies, baked goods and handmade craft items. We will be in the Habitat For Humanity building on Chestnut Street. Applications for local vendors will be accepted until November 1. Email farmersmarketmountvernon@gmail.com for more information or call Millie …
Read More »MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Mount Vernon Nazarene University will host the 2025 Tragedy into Triumph Live Simulcast, Nov. 3-5, at 7 p.m. nightly in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. The event is free to attend, with doors opening at 6 p.m. With a reach of more than half a million people worldwide, Tragedy into Triumph is dedicated to helping individuals find …
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City CouncilLegislative Session10/13/2025 7:30 PMCouncil Chambers40 Public Square Mount Vernon, OH 43050Downloads: Agenda Agenda PacketI.Committee Meetings1.Committee Meeting Schedule 10-13-2025II.MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.III.Call to Order1.Roll CallIV.InvocationV.Pledge of AllegianceVI.Acceptance of Minutes1.Minutes of Sep 22, 2025 7:30 PM2.Minutes of Sep 29, 2025 7:00 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.Employee & Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes Sept. 22, 20252.Utiilities Committee Meeting Minutes Sept. 22, 2025A3.Utiilities …
Read More »MOUNT VERNON, October 10, 2025 – Columbia Gas has notified property owners on the south side of the City of Mount Vernon that its contractor, Global Energy Partners, has begun preconstruction work on a pair of pipeline replacement projects. In the first project, crews will install about 9,275 feet of new plastic pipe serving roughly 220 properties on Martinsburg Road, …
Read More »Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s JROTC will hold the 11th annual RaiderCompetition this Saturday, October 11th at 8:30 am at Ariel Foundation Park. 13 schools and 25 teams from across two states will compete in this event. Spectators arewelcome and food trucks will be available. The schedule and map for this event are located onKCCC’s website, www.knoxcc.org, …
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Physicians, leaders, and clinicians at Knox Community Hospital areproud to announce that The Center for Wound Healinghas been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III,M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, the nation’slargest provider of advanced wound care services. ThisCenter has scored in the top 10 percent of eligibleHealogics® Wound Care Centers® on the ClinicalExcellence measure, which is the Comprehensive HealingRate …
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Becker Mining America, Inc., city of Mount Vernon (Knox County), expects to create 40 full-time-equivalent positions, generating $2.4 million in new annual payroll as a result of its new location in Mount Vernon. Becker Mining Systems supplies energy, automation, communication, transportation, and infrastructure technology for the mining industry. The proposed project includes the acquisition of an existing facility to house …
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Mount Vernon, OH — The Knox County Chamber of Commerce announces the upcoming retirement of Executive Director Carol Grubaugh, effective October 15, 2025, following 25 years of dedicated service to the organization and the broader Knox County business community. During her remarkable tenure, Grubaugh served in every role within the Chamber, ultimately rising to Executive Director. Her career has been defined …
Read More »The disruptions will ultimately be well worth it. Mansfield Avenue, on the north side of the City, remains a construction zone and will be one until the end of this year, but the improvements being made to that thoroughfare are already showing benefits, with more to come. Work is now under way along the road to install a shared-use path, …
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The City of Mount Vernon will begin citywide leaf pickup on Monday, November 3, 2025. We will have three machines operating this season. The machines will pick up all of the main streets first, then proceed to the side streets and outlying areas. We will make two complete passes through the City during the month of November. Exact dates machines …
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