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County's website goes live
MT. VERNON — Residents wishing to conduct county business may do so now with a few keystrokes on their computers. The county's website, jeffersoncountyillinois.com, went live on Monday, according to County Chairman Robert White. "This has been a lo
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Horse adoption event returns June 21-22
EWING – Horse adoption has become a way of life for Walter Gentry of rural Mt. Vernon. In all, Gentry and his family have adopted 32 horses and one mule since 1991. Gentry, 78, has been a horse trainer for many years and said he's very pleased with t
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Stocks lower on Fed stimulus NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve guessing game threw the markets for another loop Tuesday. Comments from a Fed official raised expectations that the Fed could start easing off its support for the economy soon, sending the
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Former airport employee sentenced
BENTON -- A former administrative assistant at the Mt. Vernon Airport has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Benton. Mary Barnett-Johnson, 51, of Mt. Vernon, was sentenced Friday to five years of probation for her admitted theft of more than $8
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Weekly Record
Dispositions Robert Carrano, 40, of the 1200 block of South 25th Street, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months' conditional discharge on a charge of theft over $500. A previous conditional discharge sentence from August 2012 was revoked. He was credit
Continued ... - City declares properties surplus
- Day camp offered through July 19
- Construction tops $10 million in May
- Robotics workshop set for youth
- RLC students receive honors
- Numerous local teachers retiring
- Market Days coming downtown
- Council to declare properties surplus
- Weekly Record
- Relay for Life garners 21 teams
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County's website goes live



