Sandra Frick, County Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency, was recently honored and awarded her 30 year Certificate. Don Rheinecker, USDA District Director, is pictured presenting the certificate. Mrs. Frick started working for the USDA, which services the Jefferson County farming community, in 1978 as a program technician. She was accepted into the County Officers Training Program in 1994 and was subsequently hired by the Jefferson County Committee in March 1995 to serve this county as the director. Mrs. Frick is a lifelong resident of Jefferson County and has served on the Jefferson Co. Extension Counsel, the Waltonville School Board, and continues to be involved in area charity work in addition to taking care of a family and staying involved with her son's school activities.
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Start Smart program to start second season
MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Department of Parks and Recreation will host a second season of Start Smart, a program that helps parents teach their children sports skills.
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Mayor declares February Black History Month
MT. VERNON — February is Black History Month across the United States, but it is officially Black History Month in the city of Mt. Vernon as well.
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Church to host revival
MT. VERNON — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting a three-day Black History Month Celebration/Winter Revival in conjunction with Jefferson County Crusaders for Change.
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City approves track construction plans
MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon City Council on Monday approved a resolution allowing a rail spur to be built onto Continental Tire the Americas property.
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Fire fighters tour with military truck
MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon Fire Department firefighter and Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Heiken brought a military tactical fire fighting truck to the 42nd Street Mt. Vernon Fire Department station on Tuesday.
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Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations
MT. VERNON — Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2012 Citizen of the Year and Small Business Person of the Year.
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Crime Stoppers to release Watchdog Quarterly
MT. VERNON — The Jefferson County Crime Stoppers is gearing up to release its first Watchdog Quarterly.
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Two plead guilty in controlled substance cases
MT. VERNON — Jefferson County courts recently saw two guilty pleas in controlled substance cases.
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The soccer field at Lincoln Park now named Steve Harrison Field
MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon City Council on Monday approved a resolution to name the soccer field at Lincoln Park Steve Harrison Field.
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Local woman's first book is published
MT. VERNON — Janet Yaeger’s first children’s book, “Matilda’s Upside Down Smile,” is being released this week through Casa de Snapdragon Publishing Company of Albuquerque, N.M.
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