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GAMBIER, Ohio — Fall fun will be the order of the day when Kenyon College’s Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) hosts its annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 14, from noon to 4 p.m.  The free event — featuring a cider press, hayrides and much more — will take place on the 610-acre nature preserve at 9871 Laymon Road, and is open …

MOUNT VERNON, October 9, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon has hired Tanner Salyers as itsnew Safety-Service Director. His first day in the office will be Monday, October 16, 2023, when hewill begin his onboarding and orientation.Salyers, who has served as Knox County Recorder since June 2021, sat on the Mount Vernon City Council from 2019 to 2021, and …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (October 5, 2023) —Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Mount Vernon High School will present a joint choir concert on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the R.R. Hodges Chapel Auditorium on the campus of MVNU. The concert is free and open to the public.  The event will include a wide variety of music featuring MVNU’s Collegians Chorale, Goliards Chamber Choir, Treble Singers Women’s Choir and MVHS’s Chorale and Treble …

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.10-09-23 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 Sep 25, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.09-11-23 Parks and Lands Committee Meeting Minutes2.09-25-23 Fire, Police and Civil Defense Committee Meeting Minutes3.09-25-23 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Minutes4.09-25-23 Streets and Public Buildings Committee Meeting Minutes5.09-25-23 Employee and Community …

Morris Township – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol isinvestigating a single-vehicle rollover crash that occurred on October 8, 2023 atapproximately 3:55 AM. The crash occurred on County Road 6 (Upper FredericktownRoad) in Morris Township of Knox County. Colton R. Suain, age 20, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, was operating a 2014 Kia Forte travelingsouth on County …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Johnny Appleseed Apple Festival returns to Downtown Mount Vernon for its third year!  Sponsored by The Peoples Bank of Gambier, the event will take place Friday, October 6, from 5-8pm. East Ohio Avenue between South Main and South Gay will be bustling with vendors, food trucks, fall activities and more!  The Open Road Renewables stage, located at the west end …

— Land previously owned by Kenyon College’s Philander Chase Conservancy (PCC) – 62 acres located at 18220 Coshocton Road – was purchased by the Knox County Park District on Sept. 12, and simultaneously protected with a conservation easement donated to PCC by the park. The newly acquired park property consists largely of woodland (33 acres) and tillable land (27 acres), the latter of which will continue to …

Clay Township – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigatinga two-vehicle crash that occurred on October 2, 2023 at approximately 2:57 PM. Thecrash occurred on County Road 73 (Deal Road) in Clay Township of Knox County. Kevin Woosley, age 59, of Centerburg, Ohio, was operating a 2000 Harley Davidson andwas traveling West on County Road …

The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood and plateletshortage and asks the public to book a time to give as soon as possible. Donors of all blood typesare urgently needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets. The Red Cross offersthree ways to make a donation appointment that can help save lives: Download the Red …

Four Found Guilty on September 25, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found four guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on September 25, 2023.Brian Baker, 40, of Butler, was found guilty of possession of marihuana and drivingunder suspension.Harlen Shelhorn, 32, of Howard, was found guilty of driving without an operator’slicense.Ariel Kell, 27, of Mansfield, was …