MOUNT VERNON, New York -- New restrictions go into effect in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday night. Nail salons, barbershops and spas must shut down in the ongoing effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. In ...

A Mount Vernon city employee and her daughter have admitted their roles in bilking a COVID-19 relief program out of $1.8 million by submitting false grant applications for businesses that either ...

A Mount Vernon man was spared incarceration for his relatively minor role in a Covid-19 relief fraud that bilked the U.S. Small Business Administration out of nearly $8 million. Ousman Jobe, 33, was ...

One of three men convicted in a $7.9 million COVID-19 fraud scheme will serve 11 years in prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Authorities say 39-year-old Jacob Carter was sentenced at ...

Starting Tuesday, March 17, Mount Vernon City Library is moving to a “to go” services model, and will continue with this level of operation until the Health Department’s recommendations change.

The Vernon County Health Department will hold its final "Testing Tuesday" for COVID-19, Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the health department, 318 Fairlane Drive, Viroqua. Please following ...