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Yes! welcomes local students to live theatre

MOUNT VERNON – School buses from throughout Knox County will line East High Street next week for the start of the 2023 Youth Enrichment Series (YES!) at the Knox Memorial Theater. Nationally recognized actor and puppeteer Dylan Shelton will open the series on Tuesday, Sept. 5. His 9:35 a.m. audience will be second-graders invited from…

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Knox Public Health receives $150,000 grant for W. Vine Street health center

MOUNT VERNON – Knox Public Health has received a $150,000 grant from Knox County Foundation (KCF) going toward the new health center building on West Vine Street. This is a one-time payment the agency received notice of on Aug. 10, with funds coming in sometime early to mid-September.  The plan is to renovate the former Strang Glass building at…

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Food For The Hungry collaborates with Knox County Foundation

MOUNT VERNON — Food For The Hungry was featured in the Knox County Foundation’s annual report. The Foundation was a major supporter of the 2022 FFTH Winter Drive, donating $25,000 to the drive. Through a recent collaboration effort from the Foundation to partner and invest in food initiatives, good work is being done to eliminate…

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Wolf Run Storybook Trail featuring Fiona, the Hippo. Opening Day!

April 7, 2020 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Wolf Run Storybook Trail featuringFiona, the Hippo!Tuesday, April 7th11:00am – 1:00pm(Ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 12:15 PM)17621 Yauger Rd.Mount Vernon, OH. 43050*Park located one mile east of Mount VernonWith the help of the Knox County Foundation, Knox County Park District, Knox County Career Center, and Paragraphs…

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New streetlights brighten downtown Danville

DANVILLE — Danville is looking a little brighter these days, thanks to a year-long, grassroots community effort that raised nearly $160,000 to install 31 streetlights along the village’s downtown corridor. Main-Market & Beyond, the village’s newly-formed business association, spearheaded the initiative. Betty Severns, owner of The Blonde Robin and chair of the association’s beautification committee,…

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Knox County Foundation awards public library $25K grant for renovations

MOUNT VERNON — Visitors to the Main Library in Mount Vernon will soon see significant improvements to the Children’s Floor, thanks to a major grant of $25,000 from the Knox County Foundation. “We feel incredibly blessed and grateful to have the cordial and productive relationship we’ve enjoyed with the Knox County Foundation,” Library Director John…

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Fredericktown mayor shares 2023 ‘State of the Village’

Fredericktown Mayor Jerry Day published his 2023 “State of the Village” on Wednesday, Feb. 22: “The year 2022 was a year of many public improvements for the Village of Fredericktown as Village Council partnered with other public agencies in getting a significant amount of much-needed work completed. “Council has a history of engaging in cost-effective…

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Baxter’s Wine and Whiskey completes 20-year transition

MOUNT VERNON — Stacey Baxter’s business underwent a fascinating transition over a couple of decades. Baxter said going from finance to serving drinks in Mount Vernon was something she envisioned 20 years ago. Her love for bars sprouted when she served drinks at a local bar in Bowling Green State University. Afterward, Baxter pondered if she…

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