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Kenyon College hosts speaker series focusing on modern democracy challenges

A series of lectures at Kenyon College will address the challenges facing modern democracy in the United States.

By Mount Vernon News | Sep 10, 2025

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Daughters of the American Revolution leads Constitution Week celebrations

Communities across the United States are preparing to commemorate Constitution Week, which begins on September 17.

By Mount Vernon News | Sep 9, 2025

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America’s Electrical Grid: A crisis we can no longer ignore

By Mount Vernon News Editorial Board | Sep 29, 2024

The U.S. power grid is teetering on the edge of a crisis that too few are talking about. The latest capacity auction by PJM Interconnection—the largest regional transmission organization in the country—sounded an alarm that policymakers and the general public alike can no longer afford to ignore.

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Editorial: Knox County Commissioners must fulfill their promise to hold a public hearing on solar exclusionary zones

By Mount Vernon News Editorial Board | Aug 19, 2024

Earlier this year, Knox County Commissioner Thom Collier assured the public that the voices of our townships would be heard regarding the issue of industrial solar fields.

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Development, zoning should reflect the needs and values of community not special interests

By Mount Vernon News Editorial Board | Mar 11, 2024

As Ohio navigates the complexities of growth and development, a significant and contentious debate has emerged in central Ohio regarding the extent of control local governments and residents should have over development and housing projects in their areas.

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Mount Vernon's Holiday Cheer Clouded by Open Road Renewables Sponsorship

By Ben and Sarah Dean | Nov 29, 2023

The holiday events schedule for Mount Vernon was recently released by Experience-Mount-Vernon and we were surprised to see that Open Road Renewables is the primary sponsor.

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Setting the record straight on "Sustainable 2050"

By Mount Vernon News Editorial | Oct 16, 2023

The Mount Vernon News stands by every word of its story dated Oct. 4, which reported the city council’s passage of a resolution at its Sept. 28 meeting.

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Letter to the editor from Mount Vernon Mayor Matthew Starr: 'The legislation does not pledge the City to prohibit the use of natural gas and other fossil fuels'

By Matthew Starr, Mayor of Mount Vernon | Oct 16, 2023

On Oct. 4, 2023, The Mount Vernon News published an anonymous article -- headlined "Mount Vernon City Council passes resolution promising to "pursue" the replacement of natural gas and coal with solar power" -- that completely mischaracterizes the subject at hand.