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Mount Vernon, OH- Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Landscape Design &Management program won 3rd place (bronze) at the 8th Annual 2023 Ohio Green IndustryAssociation’s (OGIA) Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO) at the Ohio StateUniversity Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. OGIA’s Ohio High School Landscape Olympics tests students’ skills through hands-on,competitive events designed by industry professionals. OHLO broadens the …

The Sunflower Committee congratulates the Quarter Two 2023 Sunflower Award Honoree Dani Vanriper. A patient of hers nominated her for the award. The former patient wrote, “Dani talked with me, made me feel good, and was very caring. She made me feel like family. She never complained; she’s the real deal! I was an STNA for almost 30 years and …

Knox Public Health encourages landowners to learn more about the Ohio Department ofNatural Resources Orphan Well Program. The Orphan Well Program aims to plugabandoned oil and gas wells (also known as Orphan Wells).The program is coordinatedby the Oil and Gas Resources Division, it is recognized as one of the most well-fundedand organized in the nation. Proper plugging of orphan wells …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Building Trades programheld their annual Dog Days of Summer event at KCCC on Friday, October 6th. Juniors and seniors in Building Trades had the opportunity to meet and talk withcontractors throughout the three-hour event. There were 30 business representatives fromvarious construction companies who attended the event. Students had the opportunity to …

The Mount Vernon Arts Consortium invites you to celebrate Halloween 80s-style with The Reagan Years Awesome 80s Dance Party on Friday, October 20th, at 8 p.m. at the Woodward Opera House in downtown Mount Vernon. The Reagan Years recreates the sounds of the 1980s – a day when Ronald Reagan was President, M-TV first aired, CDs emerged, Acid Washed jeans were “Cool” and alternative music …

Seven Found Guilty on October 9, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found seven guilty after hearings were heldin the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on October 9, 2023.Larry Wolford, 65, of Howard, was found guilty of gambling and operating a gamblinghouse.Howard Hilton, LLC, of Howard, was found guilty of gambling and operating agambling house.Edward Fletcher, 65, of Fredericktown, was …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Downtown Mount Vernon Merchants  are excited to announce the Witches Night Out downtown shop hop event on October 12th from 5:00-9:00pm! So grab your ghoul-friends and head downtown for shopping, prizes, and fun! As part of the event, shoppers will have the opportunity to participate in a selfie challenge to be entered in a prize basket drawing. To enter, shoppers …

Below please find a letter addressed to the Editor of The Mount Vernon News: Dear Editor of The Mount Vernon News: On Oct. 4, 2023, The Mount Vernon News published an anonymous article — headlined “Mount Vernon City Council passes resolution promising to “pursue” the replacement of natural gas and coal with solar power” — that completely mischaracterizes the subject at …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s JROTC will host the RaiderChallenge this Saturday, October 14 at Ariel Foundation Park. The JROTC Raider Challenge will begin at 8:00 a.m. There are 25 teams from 13schools from all across Ohio and Pennslyvania that will be in attendance. A map with information can be located on KCCC’s Facebook page. Please come …