Mount Vernon News

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - A local couple is clinging to hope their nephew will be found after he went missing in the Pacific Ocean.

If it seemed like the sun was a bit elusive last month, it is not your imagination.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Knife enthusiasts looking to buy, sell, or trade should mark their calendars for an upcoming King City tradition.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The body of murder victim Jimmie Davis is being exhumed under court order.

Editor: We have the finest fighting forces in the world, a fact that has been proven in many wars during the history of our nation.

Rome Grade School second graders perform "Hand Jive" to an audience at the Sunshine Center Rome Meadows dining site in Dix on Wednesday morning.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Clark R. Crable, 47, of the 4200 block of Fox Creek Road, was arrested Friday at 2:12 a.m. on a charge of obstructing an officer.

Tonight there will be little ghosts and goblins, princesses and knights out looking for treats to take home.

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.