MOUNT VERNON — Downtown Mount Vernon is brimming with independently owned stores, but Small Business Saturday, a nationwide campaign, garnered additional business over the weekend for the local shops.

Local officials and owners of the new Segoku Hibachi Sushi Express in North Vernon celebrate a ribbon cutting launching the new downtown business earlier this month. Photo provided by North Vernon ...

A year ago, flames destroyed hundreds of years of history in just hours.Buildings in North Vernon are starting to return, bringing new energy to the small community.On Nov. 20, 2014, the scene was ...

A piece of downtown Mount Vernon property that has been in the family for nearly 40 years seemed like a great place for Anna Wilson and her mom, Brenda Broulik, to try a new business venture. Glyn ...