An 85-year-old Mount Vernon man died Thursday after crashing into a tree on Johnstown Road in Knox County. Authorities say he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.

City council members in Mount Vernon, Ohio, provided a second reading July 14 of proposed legislation to tighten waste hauling and recycling requirements. Key changes to the current code, as reported ...

The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County has announced a series of free movie screenings open to the public.

Mount Vernon’s magic disappears against Davenport Assumption Mount Vernon falls to Davenport Assumption in boys’ substate regional final 5-0 Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

In June, the Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission voted to put two measures on a fall ballot. On July 16, it voted down the ballot measure.

The city of Mount Vernon will ask voters in November to increase the city’s property tax levy to pay for added funding for the police, fire and parks departments.

A Mount Vernon man who was elected to the board of directors of Vernon Manor Co-Operative Apartments is suing the corporation for financial records and to override his removal from the board.

Mount Vernon was the home of America's first president, and its website says it's one of the most-visited historic sites in the U.S. A July 5 report by Popular Mechanics revisited how ...

Man Gets Out Of Car, Fires At Moving Driver In Mount Vernon: Suspect Caught, Police Say A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that injured a driver in Westchester last week ...

Man Gets Out Of Car, Fires At Moving Driver In Westchester: Suspect Caught, Police Say A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that injured a driver in Westchester last week, ...

Police say a 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday, July 8, in connection with a June 29 shooting in Mount Vernon.