MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The First Friday season continues with July First Friday! Experience Mount Vernon invites community members and visitors alike to the beautiful Central Business District of Mount Vernon for the kick-off event to your Independence Day Weekend!Great food, live music and family fun for all during the 2022 First Friday season. From 6-9pm on Friday, July 1, …
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Another big blood drive coming up is on July 7 at the Grand Hotel and it is sponsored by our own Knox County First Responders! This drive is an epic battle between the fire department and the police department and all donors can vote for their department of choice. The winning department will be awarded the traveling trophy on September …
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Downloads:AgendaAgenda PacketI. Committee Meetings 1. 06-27-22 Committee Meeting Schedule II. MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M. III. Call to Order 1. Roll Call IV. Invocation V. Pledge of Allegiance VI. Acceptance of Minutes 1. Minutes of Jun 13, 2022 7:30 PM VII. Receive Petitions and Communications VIII. Receive Committee Reports 1. 06-13-22A Employee and Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes 2. …
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National Cancer Survivor’s Month is celebrated in June! Knox Community Hospital invites everyone to join in this annual Celebration of Life that is recognized throughout hundreds of communities nationwide. What is National Cancer Survivors Month? It is a time of hope created to celebrate survivors and provide encouragement for people currently fighting cancer. Anyone can be involved in the effort, …
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MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found eight guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on June 21, 2022.Joseph Mooney, 38 of Ashley, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle with FictitiousPlates. The Court sentenced him to serve 31 days in jail.Misty Zolman, 48 of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of Driving Under Suspension. TheCourt sentenced her …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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