Mount Vernon News

There is a new tornado, severe weather warning siren mounted at the Elmwood Fire Station on Newark Road.

If preliminary plans come to fruition, visitors to the downtown may have a solution to the intermediate-term parking problem.

The Knox County Health Department reports it has had a good response from local students at H1N1 clinics held this week at Centerburg, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown and Mount Vernon.

On Friday, Nov. 20, Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster sentenced five men for various crimes, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.

After two years of searching for the right place to start their new business, Tom and Laura Noonen found the home at 6400 Newark Road to be the perfect spot.

The death of a Danville woman in a Saturday morning crash two miles east of Danville appears to be the sixth alcohol-related traffic fatality in Knox County so far in 2009.

A Danville woman was killed early Saturday morning as the result of a one-vehicle rollover accident on Ohio 62, east of Danville in Knox County.

The driver of a car involved in a fatal accident yesterday in Knox County has been charged with drunken driving.

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Mavis, referring to the McKenzie/McArthur curb project, said the city was going to take out one more tree on the property of the Sam Barone family.

A Columbus community activist and longtime Mt. Vernon Avenue-area activist wants to see the street at the heart of Columbus' Black history changed to honor Dr.

Problems within the cat shelter may jeopardize the county's dog rescue program, Mount Vernon City Council members learned Monday night.

MARENGO: Robert Clay 'Bob' Allen, 76, of Marengo, fell asleep in the Lord to await the resurrection when Christ shall come.

Candyland rides again. A part of Mount Vernon history - which became The Alcove Restaurant - will be reborn early next year, courtesy of Dave Bumpus.

Citizens across Mount Vernon pride themselves on maintaining the beauty and historical image of the city.

James and Lavina Nethers of St. Louisville drove up to Knox County in hopes of finding a chocolate lab puppy to replace a dog that had recently died.

Thirty property owners in the Mount Vernon City School District will have property valuations re-examined by the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals because the school district is appealing approved changes in order to recoup taxes on the higher value of the property.

On Friday, Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster sentenced eight men and two women for various felony crimes and community control supervision violations, according to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher.

Although Christmas is still nearly two months away, retailers have been preparing for the holiday shopping season since Dec.

Another step has been taken in the creation of Foundation Park. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Mavis reported that the Foundation Park Conservancy has received nonprofit status, opening up the doors to many more opportunities for the park.

Suspicious-looking sticks resembling dynamite brought the Columbus Division of Fire Bomb Squad to Mount Vernon on Tuesday.