A dog park could be on the way for citizens of Mt. Vernon, as potential plans were announced by President of the Mt. Vernon Community Betterment Council, Pam Dudley, at the Mt. Vernon Board of Aldermen meeting, Tuesday, March 24.
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A false report claiming Mt. Vernon Elementary was victim to a shooting incident was circulated online today, April 10. The report was AI-generated, according to a statement from the Mt. Vernon Police Department. The Mt.
Mickey Owen Baseball School, Route 66 Cabin Rentals and The Dining Hall Steakhouse and Event Center was made available to the public after the ribbon cutting on Friday, March 27.
Brittni Bates, executive director of the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce, holds a jar of apple butter on the cover of ‘Rural Missouri Magazine’, marking the fourth time in a row Apple Butter Makin’ Days has won the publications’ Best Community Event honor.
For the first time in 10 years, a docudrama illustrating the dangers of impaired and distracted driving was held at Monett High School on March 24. The event featured a head-on collision set behind the middle school, but located for dramatic purposes on David Sippy Drive.
