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Mount Vernon, Illinois · Mount VernonDustin Phillips MOUNT VERNON — A 33-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges, and he was denied pretrial release Friday after a hearing in Jefferson County court. Dustin Phillips, the suspect, was taken into custody as part of an Illinois Attorney General’s Office investigation. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the case, said Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard. “We cooperated with the Att…Read Article
Mount Vernon man arrested for alleged child porn
Mount Vernon, Illinois · Mount VernonHousing Authority meeting MOUNT VERNON — The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Jefferson County will be held at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 109 Shiloh Dr. in Mount Vernon. Summersville budget hearing MOUNT VERNON — The Summersville School District 79 Board of Education will hold a budget hearing at its regular board meeting on Monday, Sept. 29. Closed session will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the re…Read Article
Jefferson County Etchings Aug. 16, 2025
Property · Mount VernonSentinel Photo/TRAVIS MORSELAND PURCHASE — The Mount Vernon City Council recently approved buying 69 acres of land next to Lincoln Park for possible future development at a cost of $1.4 million. MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon City Council recently approved buying 69 acres of land next to Lincoln Park for possible future development at a cost of $1.4 million. Even so, Councilman Donte Moore cast the lone dissenting vote on the purchase, and warn…Read Article
