Mt. Vernon’s Fourth of July celebration Red, White and Boom! shined bigger than ever this year as turnout soared above expectations despite setbacks in the pyrotechnics department and incredible heat.
In a surprise move, Monett City Clerk Kelley McMillan submitted her resignation, effective July 2. No reason for the action was listed in the announcement from the city.
Crews are nearly finihsed with sidewalk work along Hickory Street in Mt. Vernon. Earlier reports from the contractor and city state that work should be finished by July 1. Much of the concrete has been poured to this point but remains wet as of June 26.
Another business joins the Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce as Holly Wright, owner of Into Creation Travel, cuts the ribbon. The event took place at KeenBeen Coffee Roasters on June 19.
Published by graphics on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 11:36am
Jason Lacey, a former Monett police officer, has returned to the ranks as a new school resource officer. He is the first SRO hired through the COPS grant program, and the first officer hired through that program since Jay Reyes was Monett police chief in the late 1990s.
