MOUNT VERNON – City of Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr announced that Hiawatha Water Park will keep its doors closed for the 2020 season. The decision came Monday morning after lengthy discussions about options for the season among city and county officials amid the EOVID-19 pandemic.… Read full story
Centerburg Library Scavenger Hunt Forms
If you are out for a walk, stop at our front door to pick up a fun scavenger hunt form to take home! Or, if you would rather, use this photo of the scavenger hunt to start finding things right away!… Read full story
Love Letter to the Earth
Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by writing a love letter to Mother Earth. Until April 20th, we will be accepting submissions to our email bfec@kenyon.edu. Anything goes! Scanned collages, photos, an essay, a poem, and of course LETTERS.… Read full story
USDA Unveils Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
USDA’s COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide Lists Federal Programs That Can Help Rural Communities, Organizations and Residents Impacted by COVID-19
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read full story
New Covid-19 Call-Line Hours
Our Call-Line will have new hours starting on Monday when it will be staffed by a Public Health Nurse. If you are unable to call during these hours, there is a voicemail box set up where you can leave a message and the nurse will return your call promptly the next business day.… Read full story
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cleveland OH 510 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>033-036>038-047-131800- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0004.200413T1000Z-200414T0000Z/ Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot- Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow- Holmes-Knox- Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Port Clinton, Fremont, Sandusky, Findlay, Tiffin, Norwalk, Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Canton, Youngstown, Marion, Mount Gilead, Millersburg, and Mount Vernon 510 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND… Read full story
Resurfacing Project on SR 229 Delayed on 4/20
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Beginning Monday, April 20, resurfacing will begin on SR 229 between Mt. Vernon and US 36 in Coshocton. Work will begin with pavement repairs.
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Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Apr 13, 2020
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Apr 13, 2020
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
Lucas Stagg, of Fredericktown, and Lisa Rohal, of Mount Vernon, were arrested for breaking and entering, theft, criminal trespassing and possession of criminal tools on April 12th, 2020.… Read full story
Resurfacing Project Set to Begin on SR 229
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Beginning Monday, April 13, resurfacing will begin on SR 229 between Mt. Vernon and US 36 in Coshocton. Work will begin with pavement repairs.
Estimated project completion: October 15, 2020 |
Georgia Man Arrested for Attempting to Defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs in a Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Scam
Christopher Parris, a 39-year-old Atlanta, Georgia resident, was arrested today and charged in federal court in the District of Columbia with fraud for attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in exchange for large upfront payments, the Justice Department announced.… Read full story