MOUNT VERNON – The Soroptimist Club of Mount Vernon and Knox County will award $1000.00 to a woman in the community a college or university, working towards a bachelors, masters or doctoral degree in her chosen field. The Club Award Winner will then advance to the District Level with an opportunity to win an additional […]

  By Larry Phillips, Richland Source Managing Editor For the second week in a row Ohio State could not have gotten off to a worse start. This time there was no epic escape, just an epic disaster. The Buckeyes played the worst game in Urban Meyer’s 203 games as a head coach and with their […]

MOUNT VERNON – A former vounteer for a non-profit that helps those with mental ilness has been sentenced to jail on theft and forgery charges. Stephanie Turner was sentenced Friday by Knox County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Wetzel to 45 days behind bars for stealing $29,000 dollars from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) […]

  FPD 11-2 Parking complaint on Taylor St. Vandalism on N. Main St. Trespassing complaint on Ottawa Ave. Disturbance on S. Mulberry St. 11-1 Vehicle unlock on Malibu Cir. Michael C. Goines, Mt. Vernon, arrested on an outstanding warrant Civil matter on W. Sandusky St. KCSO Burglary – A Columbus road resident reported that sometime […]

MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon Director of Law Rob Broeren announced that on November 2, 2017, a jury in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court convicted Jim Lenthe of Gambier of Criminal Trespass after a day-long jury trial. The charges arose out of an incident that occurred on March 25, 2017 when Mr. Lenthe dug a drainage pipe up on […]

MOUNT VERNON – The City of Mount Vernon is accepting applications for participation in a controlled goose hunt at Ariel-Foundation Park. Hunting dates will be: Tuesday, December 5th Saturday, December 9th Tuesday, December 12th Friday, December 15th Hunting hours will be from ½ hour before sunrise to 1:00pm. Applications are available at the City of Mount Vernon […]

NEWARK – Beginning spring semester 2018, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will make earning a degree easier for busy adults. Advance your career by earning an associate degree through COTC’s new 3-2-1 evening and weekend cohort program. Students enrolled in the 3-2-1 program will attend classes three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) for two years to earn one degree in either Business Management Technology or Accounting Technology. Enroll now […]

MOUNT VERNON – On Thursday, November 2, 2017 the first pass of leaf pick-up was completed throughout the entire city.  Crews will not be out the week of November 6-9. Normal pickup will resume November 13, 2017. Any residents with leaves that need to be picked up prior to that date, please call the Street […]

MOUNT VERNON – For the past 35 years, Food For The Hungry of Knox County (FFTH) has helped our neighbors in need through an annual drive to collect food and funds for the Salvation Army and Interchurch Social Services.  The idea began in 1982 with local WMVO radio personality Charlie Kilkenny and his wife, Carol, […]