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MOUNT VERNON, June 23, 2022 – Mount Vernon Police Department Captain Scott McKnight graduated earlier this month from the Public Safety Leadership Academy, a program of college-level training offered in partnership with The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Capt. McKnight was one of 30 law enforcement officers fromacross the state to participate in the program, which …

Mount Vernon, Ohio – June 8, 2022 – Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau and Knox CountyPark District invite you to join them in celebrating the Ohio to Erie Trail in Knox County on Saturday,June 25th ! “This project has been a long time coming,” said Knox County Park District Director, LoriTotman. “Knox County makes up 35 miles of the …

Mount Vernon, OH – The Knox County Career Center (KCCC) had 20 students whoearned Cisco Certified Technician certifications. The 20 students who earned the Cisco Certified Technician certifications are from theComputer Network Technology (CNT) program at KCCC. Cisco Certified Technicians have the skills to diagnose, restore, repair, and replacecritical Cisco networking and system devices at customer sites. The CCT certification …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Khara Strum, a conservation professional with deep ties to Ohio and experience with agricultural land protection, will become the next director of the Philander Chase Conservancy, starting July 18. She succeeds the conservancy’s longtime director Lisa Schott, Kenyon Class of 1980, who retires on June 30. Throughout her career, Strum has worked with rural, mostly agricultural communities to …

The City of Mount Vernon will once again have recycling binsavailable to its residents beginning later this month.The Delaware, Knox, Marion, Morrow Solid Waste District will open a new recycling drop-offlocation behind Opportunity Knox, 17604 Coshocton Ave., just east of Upper Gilchrist Road on theeastern edge of the City, on June 27. The new site was recently paved, using funds …

MOUNT VERNON, June 16, 2022 – The City of Mount Vernon will commemorate this nation’sindependence from Great Britain with a fireworks celebration shortly after dusk on Monday, July 4,at Ariel-Foundation Park. Below is a list of frequently asked questions related to the annual event:What time will the streets close?Streets will be closing at 4:00 p.m. at the following locations:• Norton …

Mount Vernon City Schools Summer Food Program                              Free Lunch                    Students18 months to 18 years,       come and get it!  Meals must be eaten on site.                       June 1st – July 29th   daily                   from 11:00 Am till 12:00 Pm      2 convenient locations, Dan Emmett Elementary                     and Knox Learning center Meals will be provided to all children …

Mount Vernon Nazarene University President Henry W. Spaulding II, Ph.D., is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Nowicki as the new Vice President of Enrollment Management, effective June 1. “In assessing the significant enrollment challenges facing higher education, it is essential to reorganize the Senior Leadership Team in order to increase attention on enrollment,” said MVNU President Dr. Henry …