COLUMBUS — Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin announced ...

The community has rallied to support a single mother of four children recover from the total loss of her house to a fire over the weekend.

Steven Sharp Baker, age 76, of Utica, Ohio, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, surrounded by family at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio. He was born on August 3, 1949, in Mount Vernon, ...

Mount Vernon Nazarene University athletics is pleased to announce the hiring of Darren Moon as the next head coach of the Esports program on Monday, Aug. 25. “We are very excited to welcome Darren as ...

The Mount Vernon Police Department issued the following report after officers’ activity from Aug. 20 to 24. These reports ...

During her 30-year tenure with the Knox County 9911 dispatch center, Laura Webster rose from a dispatch to operations director.

Bling was the thing at halftime of the Mount Vernon High School football game on Friday night.  After the bands left the field, the near-capacity crowd had its attention drawn to the playing surface ...

The KNox County commissioners are accepting grant applications for the OneOhio Grant Program. Applications are due Oct. 10.

Mount Vernon native Tyler Jacklin filed as a write-in candidate for Mount Vernon's Third Ward city council seat.

In a region where quality child care is scarce, Tsakane Day Care shows how dedicated community leaders can create structured, warm spaces.

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday reflecting on the history of the community. AMITY — Like many small towns, Amity, on Ohio 3 between Mount Vernon and Jelloway in Pike ...

On the first play from scrimmage Friday, sophomore Collin Caley sprinted 45 yards to the end zone, sparking a 60–0 rout of Mapleton on a hot and humid opener in the Mohican Valley.