Ryan Ross skipped school to burn down the countryside. On that first afternoon, the 19-year-old Mount Vernon (Texas) senior ...

A trailer home near First Avenue and Cotton Street in Mount Vernon caught fire around 10 p.m. Friday. The Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene, with the Plankinton Volunteer ...

This summer, a small kitchen in South Dakota is set to change kids' lives. A new youth cooking and canning school at Scheetz Mercantile aims to teach kids how to cook healthy meals from scratch, all ...

This week's Courier & Press Student of the Week winner is from Mount Vernon High School. Paige Howard garnered 58 percent of the 574 votes cast at courierpress.com and on the Courier & Press app.

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 ...

MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon City Council approved a street closure request and two agreements at its Wednesday meeting. Councilmembers voted unanimously to approve a street closure for ...

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon Mayor Peter Donovan announced Thursday a hiring freeze on all positions paid through the city’s general fund as the city faces a multimillion dollar budget shortfall.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KFVS) - Three adults are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a Mount Vernon, Illinois man. Laura Lee Beneway, 60 of Bonnie, is charged with two ...

All I-5 lanes heading north in Mount Vernon were blocked due to a collision for nearly an hour before reopening at approximately 12:35 p.m. The lane closures started near College Way, milepost 228 ...

Some words may be mispronounced. MOUNT VERNON — A mere month ago, Nate Sanderson helped lead Mount Vernon High School to the zenith of a four-year girls’ basketball reclamation project.