http://www.register-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_074211734.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_074211734.html By KANDACE MCCOYkandace.mccoy@register-news.comMT. VERNON — In the midst of March Madness, the Mt. Vernon Township High School Special Olympics basketball team has brought home second-place honors after competing in the state tournament at Bloomington. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_073193144.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_073193144.html Twin sisters Addi and Sumer Harmon begin their clarinet and flute duet, “The Dance” on Saturday during the solo and ensemble contest held Saturday at Casey Middle School in Mt. Vernon. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_071215134.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_071215134.html By RORYE O’CONNORrorye.oconnor@register-news.comMT. VERNON— The Cedarhurst Center for the Arts is a true travel treasure, says the AAA Midwest Traveler. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_071001147.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_071001147.html Rend Lake College student Quenton Sledge applies makeup to sister Kathleen Sledge, a Mt. Vernon Township High School junior, before the opening night of MVTHS’s operetta, “Once Upon a Mattress.” Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:13:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_070001358.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_070001358.html Emily Maxon, 3, of Mt. Vernon, enjoys the swings at the Veterans Park playground with the help of Tia Flowers. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_068234545.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_068234545.html Woodlawn High School's student section makes some noise during Tuesday night's Salem Class 1A Super-Sectional at B.E. Gum Gymnasium. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_067203952.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_067203952.html MT. VERNON — The Mt. Vernon City Tree Board announced the winner of this year’s annual Arbor Day Poster Contest Monday afternoon. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_066175633.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_066175633.html BENTON — A record number of people gathered at South Sandusky Beach to take the Polar Plunge. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_064214525.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_064214525.html MT. VERNON — For the first time in 12 years, the Mt. Vernon Township High School Vernois News staff has won a Blue Banner Award in the large school category at the Southern Illinois High School Press Association Winter Conference, which was held Wednesday at Southern Illinois University. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_063231848.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_063231848.html MT. VERNON — They’re a creature of the night, rarely seen in daylight, and their call may make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_062214924.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_062214924.html By KANDACE MCCOYkandace.mccoy@register-news.comMT. VERNON — The old radio room in the Jefferson County Courthouse is getting a facelift so others can be helped in case of an emergency. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_062214725.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_062214725.html First-graders in Erin Hart’s class at the Primary Center get a little help with constructing sentences Wednesday morning as part of the Response to Intervention program implemented by the district. The activity included drawing a dream home and writing a paragraph about it. The intervention system is targeted to monitor students’ needs on a frequent basis to help them succeed in school. KANDACE MCCOY/REGISTER-NEWS Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_061215146.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_061215146.html Levi Overturf and Jordan McCoy, both of Mt. Vernon, rehearse Tuesday as Clifford Bradshaw and Sally Bowles, two of the main characters in the musical “Cabaret.” The Tony Award-winning musical written by Joe Masteroff and featuring music by John Kander and Fred Ebb will be performed 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Rend Lake College. Tickets are $12 and may be purchased by calling Rend Lake College at 437-5321, ext. 1467. RORYE O’CONNOR/REGISTER-NEWS Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_060201824.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_060201824.html Students in the Two’s Room at Logan Street Daycare and Preschool have been conducting a heart drive to raise money for the Polar Plunge, which their teachers Ms. Kylee Catt and Ms. Rebekah Horn are participating in. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_060201326.html http://www.register-news.com/homepage/local_story_060201326.html MT. VERNON — It’s all about a princess, a pea and a lot of mattresses.