Since Mount Vernon Hospital was planning to celebrate its 40th anniversary, the chamber decided to join celebrating Community Day simultaneously with Mount Vernon hospital.

The Mount Vernon softball team's first state tournament appearance ended in an 8-6 loss to Painesville Riverside in the OHSAA Division II final.

A Mount Vernon commission voted for a November referendum on replacing its strong mayor system with a city manager and having a professional comptroller.

A two-run seventh inning powered Mount Vernon to a 5-4 win over Whitehouse Anthony Wayne in an OHSAA Division II state semifinal June 7.

Mount Vernon girls pursue a rare championship trifecta Only once (Mount Vernon, 2009-10) has a school won girls’ titles in volleyball, basketball and track in the same school year; Mustangs have ...

Mount Vernon's school board unanimously appointed a new superintendent, Demario A. Strickland, at a May 14 special meeting.

The Mt. Vernon Airport will remember Atkinson fondly, with his presence immortalized in the Hall of Honor and the B-29 Display outside the Bonnie Café.

Purdue recruit Luke Ertel scored 36 to lead Mt. Vernon, who withstood 38 points from UConn commit Braylon Mullins in his final high school game.

Crime Mount Vernon man found dead; 3 charged with his murder Three people in their 60s were charged with first-degree murder and robbery in connection with a southern Illinois man's death.

2026 Purdue basketball commit Luke Ertel scored 19 points, leading Mt. Vernon to a 76-40 win over Brownsburg in the Class 4A Regional on Saturday.

IHSAA, Mt. Vernon are choosing which transfer bylaws to follow, and which to ignore, in the cases of three former Mt. Vernon athletes now at Cathedral ...

MT. VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Mt. Vernon man was arrested and faces multiple charges in relation to a shooting which resulted in three people shot, police said.