MOUNT VERNON -- Week 1 was anything but perfect for the Mount Vernon High School football team. On paper, the 49-7 setback at Lexington makes it look like little has changed. For anyone who witnessed the game in person, it was easy to see this wasn’t the same Yellow Jacket squad that took the field a year ago.
CENTERBURG -- Week 2 of the high school football season will see area teams play some tough games, but none tougher than Centerburg (1-0), which hosts powerful Newark Catholic (1-0).
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon High School football fans have an opportunity to support both the basketball program and the community on Friday night at the fourth annual pig roast. The donation-only roast will be held outside of Yellow Jacket Stadium, beginning at 5 p.m. and running until kickoff.
MOUNT VERNON -- In recent years, efforts have been made to make the democratic process more accessible to more people by making it easier to vote. Ohio has enacted a no-fault, absentee voting process as one example of these efforts. In the past, absentee ballots were only available on a limited basis to people who met certain criteria.
MOUNT VERNON -- The Knox County Board of Elections will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 6, which is the final day for voter registration, according to BOE Director Rita Yarman.
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon High School Principal Kathy Kasler said Wednesday she and her staff had rearranged classes and schedules this week for some students to alleviate overcrowding during a lunch period. The lunch period violated the 375 maximum capacity seating permitted by the Ohio Fire Code for that room.
MOUNT VERNON -- The Knox Partners in Tourism meeting took place at Chaney Manor, south of Mount Vernon, Wednesday evening. The third event this year, it was organized by the Knox County Convention and Visitors' Bureau. Guests went on a brief tour of the Chaney Manor, then had a picnic outdoors after the rain stopped.
MOUNT VERNON -- At the Knox County Board of Health meeting Wednesday evening, Health Commissioner Dennis Murray announced the board lost its solid waste nuisance case against Roy Smith of Gilchrist Road in Monroe Township. The case involved a significant number of vehicles on the property.
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