Published by education on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 9:47am
On Thursday, March 16, the Mt. Vernon School Board presented Courtnie Jones with the March MVP Award. Jones is a kindergarten teacher at Mt. Vernon Elementary School.
When nominating her for MVP, some of her peers said:
Published by education on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 9:30am
The Mt. Vernon Archery Club was busy last week. They traveled to Branson to compete in several state-level tournaments being held March 15-18 at the Branson Convention Center.
Published by education on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 9:26am
Missouri Southern women's basketball sophomore guard and Mt. Vernon native Lacy Stokes was named an WBCA All-American as announced by the organization Friday Mar. 17.
Published by education on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 8:47am
A Miller man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed two people and attempted to dispose of the evidence by bleaching his knife. Thomas Charles Lee faces two counts of first-degree assault and one count of tampering with evidence.
Published by education on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 10:27am
Mt. Vernon Intermediate School fifth grade students were challenged to write a creative short story. Fifth grade english teacher, Mary Peterson, plans the contest each year to encourage students to write more and to see themselves as writers.
Published by education on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 2:00am
A benefit dinner and bluegrass concert was held at the Mt. Vernon Middle School to raise funds for Chad Short, who was recently treated for oral cancer. An estimated 200 people attended the event.
