Category: Local

June 2022 Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 6/24/22. 

Click HERE to hear the full conversation. 

Topics included: 

  • Updates about clean up from recent storms
  • City planning for future storms
  • Updates on street construction, and dye testing for the wastewater sites so they can proceed with new water lines
  • Mount Vernon parking garage project
  • The grant application process that is currently ongoing for different city projects
  • Mount Vernon City Council updates including city employee recognition, the sale of  impounded vehicles that were never claimed and the creation of a new street code regarding accessible pedestrian street parking
  • An update from the Mount Vernon Police Department including recent training developments and a Pak United event with a community dodgeball game
  • An update from the Mount Vernon Fire Department including a report on how the team tackled the storm clean up
  • Upcoming events including details of Mount Vernon’s 4th of July celebration
  • Goals for July

To stay in touch with the City, go to: 

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How will you celebrate Memorial Day?

Kevin, Henthorn, Executive Director for the Knox County Veteran’s Service Office talked with The Morning Thing today. He shared highlights of Memorial Day activities around the county.

He also shared the importance of Memorial Day and why we should stop saying “Happy” Memorial Day.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.
Please take time to remember our fallen heroes and their incredible sacrifice for our freedom today.

Here is a schedule of events happening today around Knox County:

Memorial Day Parade lineup

Mount Vernon’s Patriotic Memorial Day Committee invites you to honor those who gave their lives to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today.

The 2022 Memorial Day Parade theme is “Honor and Reflect”. The Parade starts this morning at 10:30, traveling west on East High Street to Gay Street, then exiting south on Gay Street to Vine Street. The staging area at East High Street and George Street opens at 8:00 and arrival Entries are asked to get to the staging area by way of Edgewood Road.

Parade entries are announced from the steps of the Knox Memorial on East High Street. A special Memorial Day program follows at the Memorial porch after the parade ends.

Danville’s parade starts at 10 this morning, traveling south on South Market Street, beginning north of the square, and ending at Memorial Park. A service at Memorial Park will follow.

Fredericktown begins the Memorial Day remembrance at 10 this morning on the Village Square, with a flag-raising, the National Anthem, and the laying of a ceremonial wreath. The parade will then go from the square to Forest Cemetery, with a formal ceremony at 10:30.

Centerburg’s parade starts at 10:45 this morning at the corner of Church Street and Hartford Avenue and continues to Eastview Cemetery. The ceremony starts at 11 and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of Capt. Peter Hayden Chapman II, a Centerburg native who died in the Vietnam War. The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight provides a free concert at 2 p.m. at the Centerburg High School auditorium.

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May 2022 Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 5/27/22.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Topics included:

  • Updates on current construction projects including new projects that will be starting in June
  • Details about Community Development Block Grants
  • Information about getting steel to fix issues at the City Parking Garage
  • The Project of building a new Court House and the impact on retailers in downtown
  • Updates from City Council include:
    • Discussion on the Bird Scooters
    • Updates from the Employee and Community Relations Committees
    • the creation of a Workforce Development Fund
    • Childcare study was completed by the Area Development Foundation. There is a great need for daycare services in our community.
  • Updates from the Police and Fire Departments
  • Updates from the Mount Vernon City Parks and Hiawatha Water Park and Pool. The pool opens on Saturday, 5/28!
  • Mount Vernon’s plans for Memorial Day
  • Goals for the Mayoral Office in June
  • Events on the City’s Calendar

To stay in touch with the City, go to:

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The Morning Thing Friday Favorites

All this week, The Morning Thing has focused on National Women’s Health Week. Each day we have shared tips for better health including physical, mental, and spiritual.

Today, we talked about Self-Care. How are you doing with that part of your healthy lifestyle?

For our Friday Favorites, The Morning Thing hosts shared their favorite way to practice self-care.

Click HERE to hear from our hosts (and get some ideas for yourself)!

Have a great weekend!

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Spring Into Health is coming this Sunday!

WNZR shared information about the Spring Into Health event happening this Sunday (5/13)from 1pm – 5pm at the SDA Hill Church, 535 Wooster Road in Mount Vernon.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

The event will include live demonstrations on CPR, Heimlich procedure, Life Vac, First aid, Healthy food demos, How to sprout, Poultice Making, Hydrotherapy, Plant milk/yogurt making, Health screenings for depression, and learning Chair massage.
Knox Community Hospital will be there with various health screenings.
You can learn about immune boosting techniques based on God’s 8 natural remedies:
N – Nutrition
E – Exercise
W – Water
S – Sunshine
T – Temperance
A – Air
R – Rest
T – Trust in God

They will share Better Health through Better Living at this FREE Community Health Fair!

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WNZR shares exciting news about Place 4 Grace

WNZR’s Wesley Boston talked with representatives from Place 4 Grace.

Kandee Popham, Chelsi Burns and Mark Dubler share the exciting news about this local ministry outreach.

Click HERE to hear the conversation.

They share the process of establishing a new ministry and how local residents can get connected.

They share information about their upcoming fundraiser, P4G Jubilee. Find out more HERE.

Kandee also shares stories from the ministry that show the true impact of their mission.

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MVNU Baseball Coach Keith Veale talks about Post Season Play

WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talks with MVNU Head Baseball Coach, Keith Veale about the post-season play for the Cougars. He shares the news of this exciting season, how weather is changing the Crossroads League Tournament schedule and big news about a trip to the National Tournament! Click HERE to hear their conversation. The Cougars will play the University of Saint Francis on Saturday, 5/7 at 4pm (weather permitting) in the Crossroads League Tournament.
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MVNU Softball Coach Jeana Howald talks about Post Season Play

WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talks with MVNU Head Softball Coach, Jeana Howald about the post-season play for the Lady Cougars.

She shares the news of this exciting season and how the ladies are preparing for today’s games.

Click HERE to hear their conversation.

They will face Goshen College today at Noon in the Crossroads League Tournament.

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April 2022 Spotlight on Mount Vernon with Mayor Matt Starr

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 4/29/22.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.

Topics included:

  • Updates on current construction projects including new projects that will be starting in May
  • Details about the project of removing lime sludge from the lime lagoons at the intersection of Ohio 229 and Harcourt Road
  • Vandalism at Public Parks and how you can help
  • What YOU can do when you encounter a pothole in the city. You can call the Mount Vernon Street Department directly at 740-393-9501.
  • What YOU can do when you see a street light outage. You can report these outages at http://www.aepohio.com
  • Updates from City Council including:
    • Vote on the rezoning of acreage on Coshocton and Upper Gilchrist Roads for the Rockford Development
    • Problems with trash removal in the overnight hours
    • Approval for the purchase of lime sludge removal equipment for the Water Department
    • Potential Audible Crosswalk Signals
  • Updates from the Police and Fire Departments
  • Updates from the Mount Vernon City Parks and Hiawatha Water Park and Pool. The pool opens on Saturday, 5/28!
  • Mount Vernon’s plans for Memorial Day
  • Goals for the Mayoral Office in May
  • Events on the City’s Calendar

To stay in touch with the City, go to:

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