🌱 How will Mount Vernon’s new hire boost business and emergency communication?
Morning Mount Vernon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Mount Vernon’s new hire boost business and emergency communication?
- Thinking about switching schools in 2026–27? See key enrollment deadlines.
Also on today's calendar: Starting Point's Annual Fundraising Banquet 2026 and 4 more events.
Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Mount Vernon or nearby? Post it to the Mount Vernon calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Warmer with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
- Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mount Vernon hiring person to recruit small business, handle crisis communication (mountvernonnews.com) — Mount Vernon is creating a new community development/public information officer role to recruit small businesses, chase grants, and coordinate emergency communications. Approved by City Council on March 23, the position will be closely monitored through a six‑month check-in and annual reports to ensure it delivers a clear return on investment for residents. 
• Mount Vernon City Schools announces open enrollment applications for 2026-2027 (mountvernonnews.com) — Families in and around Mount Vernon can start applying online for open enrollment in Mount Vernon City Schools for the 2026–2027 year beginning April 1, with a firm deadline of May 15. The process covers elementary students changing buildings within the district and out-of-district students seeking to attend MVCSD, all managed through a single PowerSchool Parent Portal account.
📸 Around Mount Vernon
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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New Member Orientation & Refresher
Knox County Chamber of Commerce, 11 S Mulberry St, Mt Vernon
2:30 pm
Wednesday April 8
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Other local events
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Tabletop Game Night: Magic the Gathering
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mount Vernon
3:00 pm -
Mount Vernon in 1944: An All-American Community in WWII-era Propaga
Knox Memorial , 112 E High St , Mt Vernon
6:30 pm -
Starting Point's Annual Fundraising Banquet 2026
Ariel Arena , 800 Martinsburg Rd , Mt Vernon
6:00 pm -
The Bluecats
Flappers Bar and Grille , 15 W High St , Mt Vernon
8:00 pm -
The Brothers Doobie @ Mt Vernon — ZANESVILLE CONCERT ASSOCIATION
Knox Memorial , 112 E High St , Mt Vernon
7:30 pm -
Business Boost
Woodward Opera House , 107 S Main St , Mt Vernon
9:00 am
Monday April 6
Wednesday April 8
Thursday April 9
Friday April 10
Saturday April 11
Tuesday April 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Thrive Through Thursday
Chalmers Library , 103 College Dr , Gambier
11:10 am -
Production of 'Everybody' by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Bolton Theater
8:00 pm -
Arabic Table
Peirce Hall , College Park St , Gambier
12:10 pm -
Himalayan Bowls and Chanting
Brown Family Environmental Center , 9781 Laymon Rd , Gambier
10:30 am -
Spanish Table
Peirce Hall , College Park St , Gambier
12:00 pm
Thursday April 2
Tuesday April 7
Saturday April 11
Wednesday April 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am a new user of the Libre 3 plus continuous glucose monitor.
My glucose readings were really off from my regular monitor. I changed out the sensor and checked the numbers again. The readings were about 50 pts… (Nextdoor South Mount Vernon) - OPOSSUM SLOW = POUCH DRAIN
As March begins to thaw the landscape, you might notice something unusual. A slow, unsteady opossum moving in broad daylight. It looks alarming. But… (Nextdoor North Mt Vernon)
- Kelly posted a job opening for Packaging Machine Operators in Mount Vernon. Apply here.
- USA Jobs posted a job opening for Custodians in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gambier
- Transition U students visit Dawes Arboretum with support from community grant (mountvernonnews.com)
- Obituary: James Scott Reynolds (mountvernonnews.com)
Utica
- Utica ice cream festival celebrating 50th anniversary this spring (614now.com)
- Smart Sand CFO: Northern White Frac Sand Demand Rising as Longer Laterals Boost Volumes, FCF Near $30M (marketbeat.com)
- Gulf Prtroleum Chief Lawyer's Holdings Have Shrunk 91% — Now He's Helping Run the Company (nasdaq.com)
Centerburg
- Centerburg softball crushes Westerville South 11–1 at home (mountvernonnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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