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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 …

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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(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 …

The Area Development Foundation is proud to announce the appointment ofEmily Shipley as the Downtown Experience Coordinator. This newly established position, madepossible through the generous funding of the Knox County Foundation and the Knox CountyCommissioners, marks a significant step forward in enhancing the vibrancy and vitality of the villages inKnox County. In her role as Downtown Experience Coordinator, Emily will …

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On April 2, 2024 at 8:53 a.m. a Mount Vernon Police Department patrol unit attempted toconduct a traffic stop on a vehicle with fictitious license plates. The driver of the vehicle, lateridentified as Brandon Mallon (39), fled and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit went southboundoutside of the city but then came north back into the city lasting approximately 15minutes. Mallon …

MOUNT VERNON — The four Nazarene Churches in Mount Vernon are preparing to participate in Big Serve, April 20-21, 2024. Big Serve is a Church of the Nazarene community service event with hundreds of churches participating across Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Because Mount Vernon has a unique number of Nazarene Churches, the four churches – First Naz, Lakeholm, New Life, …