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Four Found Guilty on August 21, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found four guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on August 21, 2023.Benjamin Davis, 43, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of disorderly conduct.Danielle Godby, 30, of Hilliard, was found guilty of obstructing official business.William Mahaffey, 33, of Pickerington, was found guilty of menacing …

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.8-28-23 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 Aug 14, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee ReportsIX.Liquor Control License1.08-28-23 Liquor PermitX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third Reading1.2023-61 : A Resolution Approving the PCDD Comprehensive Development Plan as Submitted by the Knox County Land Reutilization …

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) Preschool was awarded theEarly Childhood Education (ECE) Grant and the Math Shelf Grant over the summer. KCCC went from 27 ECE Grant student slots to 32 with the recent grant award.Additional funding is associated with each slot. KCCC had to outline how the grant would bespecifically used and structured for KCCC …

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is providing $16.9 million to 10 municipalities in 9 counties to help fund major roadway reconstruction or maintenance projects. The funding comes from ODOT’s Small City Program. This program provides funding for road, safety, or signal projects on certain routes within municipalities with a population between 5,000 and 24,999. “These small-city projects are …

Mount Vernon, OH – Dillon Boyd, senior in Precision Machining and four-year cadet inJROTC at Knox County Career Center (home school is Mount Vernon High School), earned hisPrivate Pilot’s Certificate this summer. Boyd earned his Private Pilot’s Certificate from the JROTC Flight Academy that tookplace at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. The JROTC Flight Academy accepted300 students out of …

Hilliar Township – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol isinvestigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on August 21, 2023 at approximately8:30AM on US Route 36 near milepost 1 in Hilliar Township, Knox County. Anthony Wolfe, age 18 of Sunbury, Ohio, was operating a 2010 Kia Optima westbound onUS Route 36. Rick Hickenbottom, age 64 of Powell, …

The following is a list of city streets to be swept. The Street Department is asking for cooperation fromresidents in having their automobiles moved on the day their street is scheduled for sweeping. Next week’sschedule is as follows:NOTE: This schedule is subject to change or cancellation.Monday – August 21stLaurelwood Dr., Laurel Ct., Laurel Valley Dr., Laurel Hill Ct., Fox Chase …

Two Found Guilty on August 14, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found two guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on August 14, 2023. Robert Wirick, 33, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of disorderly conduct. Cary White, 37, of Centerburg, was found guilty of operating a vehicle under theinfluence of alcohol and/or a drug …

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 …