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Mount Vernon – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, inconjunction with the Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office,and the Ohio Department of Transportation, conducted an OVI checkpoint on Friday,August 16, 2024. The location was on State Route 13/South Main Street, from 8:03P.M. to 9:15 P.M. The OVI checkpoint funding came from federal grants to …

Mount Vernon, OH – The Knox County Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of $578,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit projects throughout Knox County during its August 14, 2024 Board Meeting. This funding cycle continues the Foundation’s commitment to supporting local organizations that positively impact the community. In addition to these grants, the Knox County Foundation is excited to unveil …

COUNCIL MEMBERS Ray Brewer, Mollie de Rojas, James Hobson, Rick Lanuzza, ScottMcKnight, Ryan ShoemakerMONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALLINVOCATIONPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEAPPROVE MINUTES FROM JULY 15, 2024 MEETINGVISITOR COMMENTS: Tom Wise Tina Cockrell – Knox Public HealthLEGISLATION(Emergency) ORDINANCE 2024-19 – AN ORDINANCE MAKING SUPPLEMENTALAPPROPRIATIONS(First Reading) RESOLUTION NO. 2024-20 – ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFTHE 2023 KNOX …

In a significant development for Centerburg, a blighted building that had become a community hazard was recently demolished. The local land bank, which took ownership last year of the InTown Restaurant Building, confirmed that the building’s severe structural issues, including collapsed floors and a roof partly caved-in, made restoration impractical. Originally, plans aimed to convert this space into a parking …

PRESS RELEASE: HOMICIDE UPDATE City of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Police Department Office of the Chief of Police 5 North Gay Street Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050-3241 August 16th , 2024 On August 15th , 2024 Officers of the Mount Vernon Police Department Patrol Division located and detained a Mount Vernon resident, Cameron Ray Moore (23) in connection with the active …

August 15th, 2024Press release:On August 14th, 2024 at approximately 10:02 PM officers of the Mount Vernon PoliceDepartment responded to an apartment building at 105 South Gay Street on a requestedwelfare check. Upon their arrival the officers made contact with the reporting persons. When theofficers entered the apartment two adult victims, one male and one female, were located.Both individuals were deceased …

Mount Gilead – The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrolannounced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Knox County tomorrowevening. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter andintercept impaired drivers. “Based on provisional data, 672 people were killed and 3,300 were injured inOVI-related crashes last year in Ohio.” Lieutenant Holloway, …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Mount Vernon Nazarene University is proud to announce the launch of its Master of Social Work degree, starting in the Spring of 2025. The program will have specializations in Behavioral Health and School Social Work. The MSW is designed to develop students into advanced social work practitioners with specialized knowledge from a Christ-like perspective.  “What makes …

MOUNT VERNON — Area residents are invited to join together as one community to praise God and share his message as Praisestock returns to Ariel-Foundation Park’s Schnormeier Event Center on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Praisestock 2024 is directed by a board of directors representing several local sponsoring churches and other faith-based organizations.  “This event began several years ago as a small group discussion focused on the question “What would it be like if …

MORNING SESSION10:00 AM Call to Order10:00 AM Recognize Donna Durbin, 911 Dispatcher for Years of Service and Retirement10:15 AM Recognize Mary Ellen Hazen, Deputy Auditor for Years of Service and RetirementDepartmental Updates10:30 AM Knox County Department of Job and Family Services11:00 AM Knox County Dog ShelterResolutions to be Presented Approve and Accept the Amounts and Rates Determined by the Budget …