Mount Vernon High School celebrated the finalists of the Letter to the Editor contest with the announcement of the winners March 24 in the MVHS auditorium. Eight finalists were honored with ...

MVCCA Co-Chair Katherine Ward The Mount Vernon Council of Citizens' Associations, Inc. (MVCCA) and the community at large are inundated with planning, zoning, rezoning, development issues along ...

Mount Vernon's school board unanimously appointed a new superintendent, Demario A. Strickland, at a May 14 special meeting. Strickland, who is currently interim superintendent of the Rochester ...

A successful coach across multiple stops, Embrey was also a standout during his prep career at rival Mount Vernon. More: 5-star forward Jaylan Mitchell leaving Evansville Reitz basketball for ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Mount Vernon head coach Tony Wolden knows what it takes to win. In 1990, Wolden helped the Bulldogs win their first-ever state title as a player. "It has a rich history of ...

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - Main Street in Mount Vernon is anything but plain- especially during the annual Chalk the Walk festival. Every first weekend in May, artists of all ages bring colorful ...

There was history at stake in Friday's Class 3A state title game between Mount Vernon and Dubuque Wahlert at the state girls basketball tournament. The Mustangs were battling for their first state ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — Three people have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Mount Vernon man. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, firefighters, police and EMS ...

But it beats the alternative; the Mustangs were on the other end of it last year. Top-ranked Mount Vernon avenged last year’s Class 3A state-semifinal loss — same level, same opponent — and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Freshman nerves, Savanna Wright felt them. All it took to soothe them was the ...

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon Police Chief Dan Christman announced Friday on Facebook that his department will not assist federal authorities with immigration enforcement. “A new Federal ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A person is dead after a trailer fire in Mount Vernon occurred Thursday evening. At around 7:10 p.m., Mount Vernon police and fire departments responded to a fire in the ...