Springfield, Missouri, is considered the birthplace of Route 66. But it is also often called the Queen City of the Ozarks.

Mount Vernon's school board unanimously appointed a new superintendent, Demario A. Strickland, at a May 14 special meeting.

Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck informed the Board of Supervisors during its meeting on Oct. 20, 2020. Storck and Chairman Jeff McKay hope to save River Farm through historic designation.

Whatlovelookslike was euthanized after a CT scan revealed multiple severe fractures to the right hind leg after being pulled up during Wednesday's ninth race.

Mount Vernon's first win over Lamar in 15 years has been a long-time coming. The Mountaineers have spent the last few years building for this moment.

Kennewick tried to pitch around Mount Vernon’s Xavier Neyens in the Washington WIAA Class 3A state championship game at Parker Faller Field in Yakima on Saturday.

Mt. Vernon’s Ben Schaeffer dives home safely during a game against Shelbyville. On Wednesday, he drove in the go-ahead run in the Marauders 11-inning, 2-0 victory over Richmond in a quarterfinal ...

The Mount Vernon High School girls’ track and field team has a 5-Minute Rule. That pertains not to dropped food, but to dropped batons and other disappointments.

Jeff Embrey was approved to be the next North Posey boys basketball coach during the school board meeting last night ...

Vernon Family Farm in Newfields, NH, is facing a lawsuit from neighbors seeking to halt its operations, including concerts and food service.

Scheetz Mercantile, a family-run farm just outside Mount Vernon, has launched the initiative with the help of an $8,000 matching donation from an anonymous benefactor.