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FFTH Winter Grant Application is now open

“The Food For The Hungry Winter Grant Application is now open! The Application is open from Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 30 at 12 pm. FFTH Winter Grants are for non-profit organizations that provide food for people in Knox County who have limited access to food. To find out if your organization qualifies for a Food For The Hungry Grant, …

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32 Found Guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found eight guilty after hearings were held inthe Mount Vernon Municipal Court on September 11, 2023.Branden Deel, 38, of Delaware, was found guilty of possession of drug abuseinstruments, falsification, and obstructing official business.Marcus Adkins, 36, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of menacing.Jeffrey Lawrence, 54, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possession of …

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KCH Welcomes New PA, David McSweeny

KCH is excited to welcome David McSweeny, PA, to the Urgent Care Team. David has worked as a Physician Assistant in an Emergency Department for the last 20 years. He is looking forward to the transition from the Emergency Department environment to working in the KCH Urgent Care Center, where he will get to continue treating various conditions and patients …

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Faith Over Fear: Topic at Prayer Breakfast

MOUNT VERNON – The Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains (MVAPC) will host theannual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Foster Hall on theMount Vernon Nazarene University Campus located in Ariel Arena, 800 Martinsburg Road,Mount Vernon.. Doors will open at 7:00 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. City of Mount Vernon Mayor, Matt Starr …

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Maureen O’Connor to Speak at Constitution Day Event at Kenyon College

GAMBIER, Ohio — Retired Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor — the longest-serving woman to hold state office in Ohio’s history — will be the featured speaker at a Constitution Day event sponsored by the Center for the Study of American Democracy (CSAD) at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. “As the former chief justice of Ohio’s Supreme Court, Maureen …

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“Knox County Career Center’s Building Trades Program Makes History”

Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County Career Center’s (KCCC) Building Trades programmade history this week. Seniors and juniors in the Building Trades program were the first careercenter in the nation to receive Solar Field Installation Training by Laborers Local 1216 and theOhio Laborers Training Center. Students learned how to erect solar field structures and how to install panels. Juniorswere trained …

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Mount Vernon City Council meets Monday Night

Downloads: Agenda  Agenda Packet I.Committee Meetings1.09-11-12 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 Aug 28, 2023 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee Reports1.08-28-23 Employee & Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes2.08-28-23 Fire, Police and Civil Defense Committee Meeting MinutesIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third ReadingXIII.Resolutions for Second Reading1.2023-71 : …

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31 Found Guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

Eleven Found Guilty on September 5, 2023 MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found eleven guilty after hearings were heldin the Mount Vernon Municipal Court on September 5, 2023.Christopher Starmer, 27, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possession of drugparaphernalia and driving without a valid license.Joseph Spearman, 41, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty of possession of drugparaphernalia.Daniel Storts, …

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Fritz resigns as Executive Director of Ariel Foundation Park Conservancy

Below is a statement from Mark Fritz: My resignation: Though I had considered finishing out my tenure on my anniversary date of April 1, 2024 that changed after my meeting with board members after the August Executive session. After an appropriate period of deliberation considering their date and my promise to the Executive Committee to give fair notice, I arrived …

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