On 10/24/23 the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, in a joint investigation with the MorrowCounty Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Hidden Lakes Campground in MorrowCounty. Deputies seized suspected LSD, cocaine, meth, mushrooms, and marijuana. Eric S.Azbell age 37 was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He is currently incarcerated in the KnoxCounty Jail and the investigation is ongoing.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Schnormeier Gallery is proud to present Embarrassments of a One-Sided Friendship, a solo alumni exhibition by Clarence Adrian McKinney. This exhibit is open and will be on display in the gallery through Dec. 7, 2023. A gallery talk will take place during Homecoming on Nov. 10, at 5 p.m., with the opening reception following the talk …
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Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.10-23-23 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 Oct 9, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.10-09-23 Streets and Public Buildings Committee Meeting Minutes2.10-09-23 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third ReadingXIII.Resolutions for Second ReadingXIV.Resolutions for First Reading1.2023-87 …
Read More »Mount Vernon, OH- Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Landscape Design &Management program won 3rd place (bronze) at the 8th Annual 2023 Ohio Green IndustryAssociation’s (OGIA) Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO) at the Ohio StateUniversity Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. OGIA’s Ohio High School Landscape Olympics tests students’ skills through hands-on,competitive events designed by industry professionals. OHLO broadens the …
Read More »The Sunflower Committee congratulates the Quarter Two 2023 Sunflower Award Honoree Dani Vanriper. A patient of hers nominated her for the award. The former patient wrote, “Dani talked with me, made me feel good, and was very caring. She made me feel like family. She never complained; she’s the real deal! I was an STNA for almost 30 years and …
Read More »Knox Public Health encourages landowners to learn more about the Ohio Department ofNatural Resources Orphan Well Program. The Orphan Well Program aims to plugabandoned oil and gas wells (also known as Orphan Wells).The program is coordinatedby the Oil and Gas Resources Division, it is recognized as one of the most well-fundedand organized in the nation. Proper plugging of orphan wells …
Read More »Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Building Trades programheld their annual Dog Days of Summer event at KCCC on Friday, October 6th. Juniors and seniors in Building Trades had the opportunity to meet and talk withcontractors throughout the three-hour event. There were 30 business representatives fromvarious construction companies who attended the event. Students had the opportunity to …
Read More »The Mount Vernon Arts Consortium invites you to celebrate Halloween 80s-style with The Reagan Years Awesome 80s Dance Party on Friday, October 20th, at 8 p.m. at the Woodward Opera House in downtown Mount Vernon. The Reagan Years recreates the sounds of the 1980s – a day when Ronald Reagan was President, M-TV first aired, CDs emerged, Acid Washed jeans were “Cool” and alternative music …
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Seven Found Guilty on October 9, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found seven guilty after hearings were heldin the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on October 9, 2023.Larry Wolford, 65, of Howard, was found guilty of gambling and operating a gamblinghouse.Howard Hilton, LLC, of Howard, was found guilty of gambling and operating agambling house.Edward Fletcher, 65, of Fredericktown, was …
Read More »MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Downtown Mount Vernon Merchants are excited to announce the Witches Night Out downtown shop hop event on October 12th from 5:00-9:00pm! So grab your ghoul-friends and head downtown for shopping, prizes, and fun! As part of the event, shoppers will have the opportunity to participate in a selfie challenge to be entered in a prize basket drawing. To enter, shoppers …
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