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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio –  Experience Mount Vernon is proud to announce Janis Stone as the recipient of the 2024 Walter Rudin Award, sponsored by Park National Bank. This prestigious award honors an individual who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and impact on the Downtown Mount Vernon community. Janis Stone’s unwavering commitment to enhancing our city’s vibrancy through the performing arts and fostering …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (January 28, 2025) – The Mount Vernon Arts Partners are proud to invite the community to a special celebration of arts and culture at the 2025 Season Preview Event, taking place on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the historic Knox Memorial Theater, located at 112 East High Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio. The evening will highlight upcoming productions, events, …

From the Board of Directors of The Woodward Opera House comes the followingannouncement: Beginning in 2024, the boards of Knox Partnership for Arts and Culture andWoodward Development Corporation combined to act as one board under “TheWoodward Opera House”. With this collaberation came the naming of Dena Hess as Managing Director of theentity. Dena will oversee all events both public and …

Legislation Passed by Mount Vernon City Council, January 27, 2025 Public Notice The following legislation was passed by Mount Vernon City Council on January 27, 2025,signed by Bruce Hawkins, President of Council, approved by Matthew Starr, Mayor, attestedby Todd Hill, Clerk of Council. The legislation is on file with the Clerk of Council, 40 PublicSquare, Mount Vernon, Ohio for public …

10:00 AM Call to OrderDepartmental Updates10:00 AM Knox County Transit Knox County Transit Monthly Report.10:30 AM Knox County I.T. Department I.T. Monthly Report.11:00 AM Knox County Human Resources Human Resources Monthly Report.11:30 AM Knox County Senior Levy Committee Update – Julie MillerResolutions to be Presented Approve Bid and Contract Documents for Knox County Engineer – Pavement MarkingsProject for 2025 with …

January 27, 2025 – Rhonda Coomes, a 53-year-old Radnor woman who operated an in-home daycare at her residence, has been sentenced to the maximum sentence of 42 years in prison for Endangering Children by Delaware County Common Pleas Judge James P. Schuck. Coomes pled to 14 counts of Endangering Children (all felonies of the third degree) on December 3, 2024. …

Knox County Treasurer, Shelley Coon, reminds property owners real estate taxes are due on Friday,February 21, 2025. Tax bills were mailed out on January 21st . Payments may be made in the Treasurer’s Office Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.Payment can also be made on line through the treasurer’s site at www.co.knox.oh.us . There is a feecharged by the …

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.01-27-25 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 Jan 13, 2025 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.01-13-25 Utilities Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third Reading1.2024-136 : A Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Safety-Service Director to Prepare and Submit an Application …