In June, the Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission voted to put two measures on a fall ballot. On July 16, it voted down the ballot measure.

The city of Mount Vernon will ask voters in November to increase the city's property tax levy to pay for added funding for ...

Assumption baseball moves on to the state tournament in Sioux City after a 5-0 over Mount Vernon. Yahoo Sports is on the road ...

Mount Vernon has been a tough out for ranked teams in recent seasons. This time, the Mustangs finished out an upset, beating ...

MOUNT VERNON — No. 13 Center Point-Urbana is heading to Fort Dodge after upsetting No. 3 Mount Vernon, 6-4, in a Class 3A ...

A Mount Vernon man who was elected to the board of directors of Vernon Manor Co-Operative Apartments is suing the ...

Most people associate George Washington with cherry trees. Supposedly, a young George Washington confessed to his dad that he had damaged a cherry tree with a hatchet. The story is used to stress the ...

Sgt. Mario Stewart resigned before his Jan. 10 guilty plea. Mount Vernon's deputy chief wrote that Stewart shouldn't be ...

The third and final reading will be at the next council meeting. It’s set for July 30 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

George Washington's Mount Vernon has unveiled a new permanent exhibit, "Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon." This ...

A city worker in Mount Vernon is being hailed as a hero after trusting her instincts - and helping save a life. Shannon Blake ...