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Welcome to our third Repair Cafe’ of Knox County Ohio for 2023.  This Saturday from 1 to 4 pm in the basement of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church  Hall (across from the church on the corner of Gay and High Street in Mt. Vernon) A few new surprises!   We will be having a guest from the Cleveland area who is  …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Pizza Cottage, based in Lancaster, OH., has announced its eleventh location opening at 510 S. Main Street, Mt. Vernon, OH. This new location is scheduled to open in December 2023. Pizza Cottage was founded by Jack and Yvonne Gorham in Carroll, OH in 1972. In 2017, Larry Tipton, originally from Lancaster, purchased the Pizza Cottage restaurant group. Tipton also …

Twelve Found Guilty on August 7, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found twelve guilty after hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on August 7, 2023. Desirae Eckert, 31, of Hopewell, was found guilty of theft. Henry Castillo, 43, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of disorderly conduct in the presence of EMS personnel. Tammi Jones, 51, …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (August 11, 2023) — Mount Vernon Nazarene University Board of Trustees is proud to announce the election of Dr. Carson Castleman as the University’s 8th president. He will begin his tenure on Oct. 1, 2023.His remarkable career in Christian higher education spans over 26 years and includes expertise with both traditional and non-traditional student enrollment and engagement. …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio —  Food For The Hungry was featured in the Knox County Foundation’s Annual Report. The Foundation was a major supporter of the 2022 FFTH Winter Drive, donating $25,000 to the drive. Through a recent collaboration effort from the Foundation to partner and invest in food initiatives, good work is being done to eliminate hunger in Knox County. The article …

NORMAN, Okla. – A day after honoring the academic achievements of individual golfers, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released Thursday its list of 2022-23 team academic award winners. The Kenyon College Owls were not only included among the winners of the All-Academic Team Award, but also earned GCAA Presidents Special Recognition.                To be eligible for the GCAA All-Academic …

NORMAN, Okla. — The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released Wednesday its list of All-America Scholars for the 2022-23 season. Kenyon College golfers who earned the honor were senior Logan Spiess, juniors Garrett Thesing and Griffin Ward, and sophomore Armand Ouellette. Those four Kenyon student-athletes were part of a group of 199 NCAA Division III recognized golfers. They met …

Knox Community Hospital is proud to be offering a Women’s Cancer Support Group to women of Knox and surrounding counties. The Center for Cancer Care at KCH is hosting this support group on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, with the next meeting on August 9, from 3 – 4 pm. This will take place in the Wright Family Medical Pavilion, 2nd-floor meeting room, where the topic of coping …

Praisestock Christian Music Festival is happening on Sunday, Aug 20th.  Praisestock begins at 10 a.m. with a Community Worship Service. A love offering taken during the service and donations accepted throughout the day will be donated to Food For The Hungry for its 2023 food drive. From noon to 6:00 PM, bands and worship teams will continue the worship event. This …

Nine Found Guilty on July 31, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found nine guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on July 31, 2023.Len Cabela, 53, of Newark, was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter and failing toobey traffic control signals.Dustin Beheler, 48, of Fredericktown, was found guilty of aggravated menacing,criminal damaging, and domestic violence.Douglas Morris, …