🌱 How Mount Vernon’s bats broke open a tight game at Utica
Mount Vernon, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Mount Vernon! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Mount Vernon’s bats broke open a tight game at Utica
Also on today's calendar: Kudos May Meet the Artist — Experience Mount Vernon and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 59, low: 40.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Utica delivers grit and growth moments in home conference game (mountvernonnews.com) — Mount Vernon’s baseball team powered past Utica 13–4 on April 30, piling up 15 hits while limiting extra‑base damage and tightening pitching late. Utica briefly matched Mount Vernon’s early scoring and had several multi‑hit performances, giving both squads takeaways as they continue their conference schedules. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Nellie Open Mic Night — Experience Mount Vernon →
Happy Street Brü Werks, 209 S Gay St, Mt Vernon
6:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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Other local events
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Write Your Novel! A Community-Led Writing Workshop
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County Adults Calendar Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County, 201 N Mulberry St
6:00 pm -
Movie Night at the Library- Noises Off!
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County Adults Calendar Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County, 201 N Mulberry St
6:30 pm -
MS band concert
Mount Vernon High School Theater
7:00 pm -
Senior Class
Mount Vernon High School, 300 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon
8:00 am -
Kudos May Meet the Artist — Experience Mount Vernon →
Kudos Art Co-op, 10 S Main St, Mt Vernon
5:00 pm -
Senior Art Exhibition - OFF CAMPUS
Mount Vernon High School MVNU Buchwald Center- First Floor
6:00 pm -
Mount Vernon Aglow Lighthouse →
The Mount Vernon Grand Hotel, 12 Public Square, Mt Vernon
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Healthy Teaching Kitchen- Connections Fitness →
Connections Fitness, Center for Rehabilitation & Wellness, Mt Vernon
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Family Nature Quest: Outdoor Play Day →
Brown Family Environmental Center, 9781 Laymon Rd, Gambier
10:30 am -
Habitat for Humanity, Knox County 5K + 1MI Run/Walk →
Gambier Community Center, 115 Meadow Ln, Gambier
9:00 am -
Yoga in the Garden: Hatha with Mandy →
Brown Family Environmental Center, 9781 Laymon Rd, Gambier
6:30 pm
Wednesday May 13
Saturday May 16
Saturday May 23
Wednesday May 27
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🗞 Nearby News
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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