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Knox County Fair July 23rd – July 29th Daily Fair Schedule: SATURDAY 7/22/2023 SA 6:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. Junior Fair Swine Check in, Weigh In and Move in (weigh directly off Trailers. Animals will Weigh-In directly following Check-In station) 4-H 8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Junior Fair Non-livestock Project Check In (this includes 4-H and FFA) FSB 9:00 A.M. Junior Fair Crop and Shop …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Joe & Marty Bell, Nellie Six Productions, and Sarah Goslee Reed invite you to the Summer Front Porch Concert Series.  The Front Porch Concert Series is an eagerly awaited event that will capture the essence of warm summer nights and live music. After the very successful first event was held on June 30th, we invite you to …

Knox County Safety Council July 18th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Safety Council1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon The Knox County Safety Council is accepting new members for the upcoming program year, through July 31, 2023. Safety Council members can earn a 3% rebate on their Ohio workers’ compensation premium by participating throughout the year. In addition, members can:• Learn …

MOUNT VERNON, OH – Republican Amber Keener launched her campaign for State Representative in the 98th District which includes Eastern Knox County and all of Holmes and Coshocton Counties.  “As a mother of five children I was drawn to get more involved in 2020 in order to protect what is special in Ohio for my children and the next generation. As …

Knox Community Hospital is proud to begin offering a Women’s Cancer Support Group to women of Knox and surrounding counties. The Center for Cancer Care at KCH is hosting this new support group on the second Wednesday of each month, starting July 12th, from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the Wright Family Medical Pavilion, 2nd-floor meeting room. There is no cost to attend. A support group is a gathering of people …

Patrick Frazer, Junior Fair Board President and Amy Carpenter is with the Junior Fair Board, they joined Tyler in studio Monday and talked about a new program this year called Limitless Livestock. Fraser says they got this idea after seeing it at the Marion County Fair. The Junior Fair Board is partnering with the Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities …

Amber Keener, Chair of the Parks and Lands Committee for The City of MountVernon, announced that Riverside Park will be seeing a new facility soon thanks topartnerships with Ariel Corporation and the Public Library of Mount Vernon &Knox County. “This splash pad was a top priority in our Parks Master Plan and these twoorganizations recognized a need and worked to …

The Woodward Opera House is one of 104 arts-based organizations receivingeconomic relief grants. In total, organizations in 33 counties will receive more than $20 million in grants.Governor Mike DeWine announced the awards as the second round of the Ohio Arts Economic ReliefGrant Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Development. In total, more than $43 millionin grants have been announced …

1 Found Guilty on July 3, 2023 Jarrod Wolfe, 31, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of operating a vehicle under theinfluence of alcohol and/or drug of abuse. 4 Found Guilty on July 5, 2023 James Ball, 24, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possessing drug paraphernalia.Wendy Carpenter, 52, of Heath, was found guilty of having an open container …

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.07-10-23 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 Jun 26, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.06-26-23 Organizational Meeting Minutes2.06-26-23 Parks and Lands Committee Meeting Minutes3.06-26-23 Fire, Police and Civil Defense Committee Meeting Minutes4.06-26-23 Utilities Committee Meeting Minutes5.06-26-23A Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Minutes6.06-26-23B Planning and Zoning …