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Community invited to submit input for Knox County comprehensive plan
Knox County and the City of Mount Vernon have collaborated to create Together Knox, a process to create a comprehensive plan for Knox County, the City of Mount Vernon and other communities in the county. The plan addresses goals, policies and actions for issues including land use, zoning, public services,...
Dice game at center of 1891 squabble between Mansfield & Mount Vernon men
MANSFIELD — I love finding quaint slice-of-life stories in old area newspapers. But one I stumbled across this week left me scratching my head. It’s about a run-in between a Mount Vernon man who had opened a shooting gallery in Mansfield, but was charged with misconduct by a traveling salesman with the name Cook Walt.
Laylan’s Run: Tracing a dramatic dash from Mansfield to Mount Vernon during the War of 1812
MOUNT VERNON — It’s well known that frontier entrepreneur John Chapman — more famous under his nickname Johnny Appleseed — made a marathon run from Mansfield to Mount Vernon to warn settlers when hostilities broke out during the War of 1812. What is less known is...
Here's why the Licking County village William Robertson founded was renamed Utica
On Feb. 6, 1816, William Robertson’s plat map for the village of Wilmington, present day Utica, was approved and recorded with the county. There is no record as to why he chose the name Wilmington; perhaps he believed it sounded like William, but the name wouldn’t last. When...
Mount Vernon Pickleball Assn. supports city’s plan to refurbish Riverside Park
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Pickleball Association is supporting the city’s plan to build six pickleball courts, a basketball court, and a playground at Riverside Park. The concept will complement the splash pad planned for next year and the hope is it will bring lots of energy...
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