Mount Vernon News Archives

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Common sense is the key to keeping kids safe this Halloween.

Authorities in Mount Vernon have exhumed the body of a man shot to death earlier this month, thinking it may yield additional evidence against the accused suspect.

The Illinois State Police and Wayne County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a former Bluford resident.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - A Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appeared at the Granada Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday as part of his nine-city day-long tour to formally announce his candidacy in the February primary election.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Nine candidates for the General Primary Election took advantage of the first day to file petitions to officially get their names placed on the ballot.

Editor: This year, we could all use a good reason to celebrate by becoming someone else for a night and escaping the stresses off our everyday lives.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Police are investigating two shootings which injured men on the south side of the city Monday night, but it is unknown at this time if the shootings are related.

If you saw a large hot-air balloon floating around the Tri-State area Saturday, it wasn't a hoax.

The H1N1 Virus is spreading across the Heartland, but now two hospitals in Mount Vernon are trying to keep the virus from spreading into their facilities.

Kaitlyn Reeves and Landon Alexander were selected as the Rotary Students of the Month for October at Mount Vernon High School.

Staff Report MT. VERNON - A Mt. Vernon man was taken to a St. Louis hospital from the scene of an accident by helicopter after sustaining major injuries in a car accident on Interstate 57 at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Student absences in area schools due to flulike symptoms are at about 10 percent, with the exception of Woodlawn Grade School which had to cancel classes last week.

South Water Tower Place, which will now connect 42nd Street with 34th Street, is now open to the public after a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Monday morning.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Andrew C. Baltzell, 18, of the 100 block of East Opdkye Road was arrested on an out-of-state warrant.

The Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class S championship baseball game between the St.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - After 35 years as a librarian at C.E. Brehm Memorial Library, Jacque Ross is dreaming of the East Coast, or perhaps even the Caribbean.

Staff Report MT. VERNON - A total of 53 arrest warrants have been issued in conjunction with federal indictments handed down for an alleged heroin/cocaine distribution ring which operated in Jefferson and Marion counties.

A Mt. Vernon man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug charges. Terrance R. Vance, 27, of Mt.

With most folks holding on a bit tighter to their money these days, it was somewhat surprising to learn over the weekend that the Jefferson County Chapter of the American Diabetes Association managed to raise more than $20,000 toward research of the disease.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The first session of Youth Court was held last week, with expectations the program will be successful in turning around lives of at-risk youth in the community.

Three-year-old Gracie Loker feeds grass to a pony at Marlow's Pumpkin Patch on Monday afternoon.

Last year, the Southern Illinois Harvest Festival was a hit in its first year of existence.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Jefferson County Operation Iraqi Freedom will cap off its fund-raising efforts for the year with its fourth annual Gospel Sing on Oct.

Mt. Vernon Fire Department firefighter Braden Mueller chats with Countryside Manor resident Sufrona Harris on Thursday during a special luncheon to honor local heroes - fire, police and first responders.

Deputies in Mount Vernon have issued a homicide arrest warrant for the man they say shot and killed 23-year-old Jimmy Davis Sunday morning.

A birthday party bash in Mount Vernon ends with one person shot to death and police looking for a suspect.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - No arrests have been made in an early Sunday morning shooting, and police are still seeking a person of interest in the case.

Police in the southern Illinois city of Mount Vernon are investigating the weekend shooting death of a 26-year-old man.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - More than 30 percent of Illinois children are obese or overweight, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Thursday marked the first day of the Midwest Light Sport Aircraft Expo at the Mt.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - A local American Red Cross employee will be heading overseas this month as a caseworker for the military.