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🌱 How MVNU’s men’s team plans to rebound after a tough loss
And on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar - Nutrition Hot Topics with Connections Fitness- 3rd Wednesday of the month

Good morning Mount Vernon! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How MVNU’s men’s team plans to rebound after a tough loss
Also on today's calendar: Flesh and Blood Tournaments and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
- Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University falls to Campbellsville in non-conference basketball match (mountvernonnews.com) — Mount Vernon readers following MVNU athletics will want to know the Cougars’ men’s basketball team fell 86–63 to Campbellsville after a tough first half, despite a stronger second-half showing. Isaiah Brown and Abib Abib led the scoring, and the team now heads to Tampa for a December 18 matchup against Webber International.
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📸 Around Mount Vernon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon
★ Featured events ★
- Nutrition Hot Topics with Connections Fitness- 3rd Wednesday of the month
Connections Fitness, 1375 Yauger Rd, Mt Vernon
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Adult Craft and Conversation with Coloring
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mt Vernon
3:00 pm - Flesh and Blood Tournaments
Find Familiar Games , 300 Tilden Ave #2 , Mt Vernon
6:00 pm - Macrame Gnome Workshop
Dancing Bee Market & Studio , 3 N Main St , Mt Vernon
2:00 pm - Nonfiction Book Discussion: Read Any Book
Public Library of Mount Vernon & Knox County , 201 N Mulberry St , Mt Vernon
6:30 pm - Flesh and Blood Tournaments
Find Familiar Games , 300 Tilden Ave #2 , Mt Vernon
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Thursday December 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mini Makers
Butler Branch Library , 21 W Elm St , Butler
3:00 pm - Girls V Basketball @ Loudonville
Loudonville High School , 421 Campus Ave , Loudonville
6:00 pm - 7th/8th Grade Band & Choir Concert
Centerburg Local Centerburg, OH 43011
7:00 pm - Bowling Team vs Crestline
Colonial City Lanes , 110 Mount Vernon Ave Ext , Mt Vernon
4:00 pm - Boys V Basketball vs Mt. Gilead
Centerburg High School , 3782 Columbus Rd , Centerburg
6:00 pm - MS Boys Basketball vs Fredericktown
Centerburg High School , 3782 Columbus Rd , Centerburg
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- How are the roads looking?
Just asking because I wonder if it’s worth getting out at all today. Please don’t be rude & make sarcastic comments just because I asked. (Nextdoor North Mt Vernon)
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - (02205) in Mount Vernon. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Hedge Fund Mason Capital Makes Play to Buy Ascent Resources (marcellusdrilling.com)
- Caxton Associates LLP Has $2.89 Million Stock Holdings in Gulfport Energy Corporation $GPOR (marketbeat.com)
- Buy This 254% Winner Ready For Its Next Upside Move (investorsalley.com)
Mansfield
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-- The Patch AM Team
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