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KSAAT Presents $5,000 to PAK United

Knox County, OH – The Knox Substance Abuse Action Team (KSAAT) presented the Mount Vernon PoliceDepartment’s PAK (Police and Kids) United Program with a $5,000 check on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Thedonation will support the ongoing efforts to engage local youth in fun activities to build relationships between law enforcement and youth. Since its inception in 2021, PAK United has …

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Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony to Honor the Fallen ‘American Valor’ the theme of event scheduled for Monday, May 29

MOUNT VERNON, May 22, 2023 – The City of Mount Vernon’s annual Memorial Day Parade andCeremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, with Larry Angel, a U.S. Naval Veteran,serving as parade grand marshal. More than 40 participants have signed up to be part of the parade, Mayor Matt Starr said.“I would like to just remind everyone that …

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Mount Vernon City Council meets Monday Night

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda PacketI.Committee Meetings1.05-22-23 Committee Meeting Schedule2.Resolution No. 2021-813.05-22-23 DORA ApplicationII.MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.III.Call to Order1.Roll CallIV.InvocationV.Pledge of AllegianceVI.Acceptance of Minutes1.Minutes of May 8, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.05-08-23A Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes2.05-08-23B Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes3.05-08-23 Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City …

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Nurses Month at Knox Community Hospital

As the largest group of health care professionals in the U.S., nurses provide care across all areas of the health care systems and care settings. Providing care to patients day in and day out helps reflect the true value of nursing. They know firsthand what their patients need to be safe and comfortable and how to improve their quality of …

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Mount Vernon City Schools Summer Food Program coming up

Mount Vernon City SchoolsSummer Food Program Free on-site LunchStudents 18 months to 18 years at Dan Emmett Elementary Monday-Friday June 5th – July 28th dailyfrom 11:00 Am till 12:00 PmWe will not be serving July 4th . Meals will have to be eaten on site.

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Ohio revealed among the cheapest states in the US to buy a house 

New study reveals Illinois as the cheapest US state to buy a house.  Ohio lands in second place while Oklahoma follows in third.  Hawaii rounds up the list as the most expensive state in the US to buy a house.  Illinois is the US state where it is cheapest to buy a house, a new study reveals. The study, conducted …

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New mobile gift card program sponsored by Experience Mount Vernon and Downtown Mount Vernon merchants

MOUNT VERNON, OHIO  – Experience Mount Vernon and the Downtown Mount Vernon merchants are proud to announce the new Experience Mount Vernon Downtown E-Gift Card, a community-based digital gift card powered by Yiftee.com, that makes it fun and easy to keep local spending local. Purchase an Experience Mount Vernon Downtown Gift Card here to use at any of the participating …

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Knox County Maternity Housing Opens Thrift Shop to Benefit Ministry

Place 4 Grace, a Knox County-based ministry committed to providing safehousing options and other services to unwed pregnant women in Knox County is announcing the opening of p4g THRIFT, a thrift shop which will help provide funding to the maternity housing ministry.Place 4 Grace will be holding grand opening events & sales May 11 thru May 13, 2023. A ribbon …

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Experience Mount Vernon presents June First Friday sponsored by Riverside Recovery Services

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Experience Mount Vernon invites you to kick off summer with us Under the Sea at June First Friday! Sponsored by Riverside Recovery Services, June First Friday will take place on June 2nd from 6:00-9:00 pm in Downtown Mount Vernon.  Bring your dancing shoes because Sky High Productions will be DJing all your summertime favorites on the …

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“Three KCCC Students Earn Building Trades Elite Status”

Mount Vernon, OH- The Knox County Career Center Building Trades programrecognized three students who earned the status of “Building Trades Elite.”“Building Trades Elite” (BT Elite) is a program generated by Colby Clippinger, KCCCBuilding Trades instructor, and the KCCC Building Trades Advisory Council that began in2019-2020. The program’s criteria centers around attendance, discipline, industry credentialing,and extracurricular activities. A point system is …

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