Due to a boil advisory in Mount Vernon bottled water will be provided to MV students who don’t have their own water bottles.
City of Mount Vernon Under Boil Advisory
A boil advisory has been issued for the city of Mount Vernon water customers. Follow boil advisory protocol until further notice.
Camper/Boat Storage Available
The Knox County Agricultural Society will offer camper/boat storage again this year. Move in days will be November 1st and 8th. Gates will open at 8 am and close at noon or when last unit is stored. The cost is $10 per foot by total length of unit.… Read full story
Key Club Plants Yellow Tulip Project
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After attending Key Club’s Fall Rally in Columbus last year and hearing about the Yellow Tulip Project, Olivia Wiley and Jada Breeding decided to initiate community awareness here in Mount Vernon. Through their leadership, the students spent three hours on Saturday planting yellow tulips around the high school in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week and the National Mental Health Day.… Read full story
Halloween Hootenanny Brings Spooky Fun to Park
Saturday, Oct. 24, 4-6 p.m.
The Lakes
Please note, this will not be the park’s traditional trick-or-treat event.
Ariel-Foundation Park is pleased to bring the Halloween Hootenanny to life on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 4-6 p.m. on The Lakes side of the park.… Read full story
Wildlife Wednesday – Bobcat
Our Wildlife Wednesday is an animal native to Ohio that is sure to garner a lot of likes.
The bobcat is one of seven wild cat species found in North America. Prior to settlement, bobcats were common throughout Ohio but were extirpated from the state in 1850.… Read full story
BBB Tip: Fall Home Maintenance
The air is getting cooler and the leaves and cornfields are turning yellow. Fall is here. With the change in weather comes a list of home maintenance that all homeowners should tackle before the really cold stuff sets in.
BBB offers these tips when preparing your home for the colder weather:
- Clean those gutters.
Brown, Kaptur, Beatty, Fudge, Ryan Demand Answers from Sec. of State Larose Regarding His Affiliation with Voter Suppression Advocate
Lawmakers Are Concerned That LaRose’s Affiliation with Hans Von Spakovsky, The Nation’s Foremost Voter Suppression Advocate, Has Influenced on Sec. Of State’s Election Policy
October 13, 2020 – WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3), Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11), Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Elections, penned a letter to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose demanding answers about his office’s contacts with Hans Von Spakovsky, the nation’s leading voter suppression advocate, as well as information about Von Spakovsky’s influence over key decisions made by the Secretary’s office affecting Ohioans’ access to the ballot box.
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan Announces $45 Million in Awards to Support Testing, Tracking of Sexual Assault Kits
WASHINGTON – Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan today announced awards of more than $45 million to help law enforcement agencies and crime labs process sexual assault evidence and increase the number of sexual assault kits submitted to crime labs in order to solve more crimes, including cold cases.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Oct 14, 2020
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Oct 14, 2020
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
A Deputy made contact with two male juveniles on Graham Road smoking marijuana. The marijuana and marijuana drug paraphernalia were seized on October 13th, 2020.… Read full story