If you frequent the Mount Vernon Library, you may have noticed something unusually eye-catching on display this week: a pair ...

A 31-year-old is going to prison after federal officials said he traveled to meet a 14-year-old with the intention of engaging in sexual acts. Keith Daniel Freerksen, a registered sex offender from ...

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Ella Brown has seen her title hopes end in the semifinal round in the past. This time the Cougars’ ...

MOUNT VERNON —The Dr. Shaw Memorial Library is set to host a sledding party at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at 344 Pond Road. People should bring their own sled. The staff will provide hot cocoa and ...

An Amazon delivery driver was taken to a Joplin hospital with a head wound and a Lawrence County man is in jail accused of shooting the ...

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The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) conducted its second annual awards banquet on Feb. 1 at the historic Woodward Opera ...

The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.

Centralia won the Class L Salem Regional last night knocking off the host Bobcats 63-31 to advance to next weekend’s opening round of the SIJHSAA State Tournament at Rend Lake College. Also in Class L ...

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has produced a video featuring the Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department.

Briar Blake bounced back from a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals to quietly dominate her blood-round match as the ...

Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington and Lincoln.