Casey Middle School (grades 6-8) Summersville Grade School of Summersville School District 79 is a public grade school located on the east side of Mt. Vernon (grades K-8) Mount Vernon Township High School is the community high school. Media Newspapers Mt. Vernon Morning Sentinel - daily newspaper located within the city that covers local, countywide, and regional news. Mt. Vernon Register-News - a newspaper that served Mount Vernon, and published its last edition on February 6, 2018; the following day, CNHI announced the closure of both the Register-News and the McLeansboro Times-Leader. Radio WMIX (AM) is an AM frequency radio station operating at 940 kHz hosting a talk radio format. WMIX-FM is an FM radio station with a country music format on 94.1 MHz. WDML is an FM radio station with an adult rock & roll format on 106.9 MHz. Television WPXS is a television station broadcasting north of Mount Vernon operating on digital channel 21 and virtual channel 13. Infrastructure Transportation Roads and highways runs north and south and is local runs east and west and is local runs north and south and is local runs east and west and is local Airports The Mount Vernon Airport has a 6,500-foot main runway, fixed-base operation, terminal building and storage hangars. Charter and private aviation services are provided, as well as refueling. The facility offers Shell 100 and Jet A fuels and pilot lounge with weight and exercise room, shower and snooze rooms, wireless internet in the airport terminal, complimentary refreshments, courtesy shuttle, as well as overnight hangar reservations. MidAmerica Airport, a cargo airport approximately 45 miles from Mt. Vernon, located in Mascoutah, Illinois along Interstate 64. Railroad service Evansville Western CSX Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Burlington Northern Santa Fe Motor freight UPS Freight FedEx Freight Direct Motor Freight Bus service Greyhound South Central Mass Transit District Notable people Dwight Bernard, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets Ray Blades, left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals; manager for the Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers Paul W. Broyles, businessman and Illinois state legislator Louis Emmerson, 29th Governor of Illinois from 1929–1933 Randy Fenoli, television presenter and fashion designer Crista Flanagan, comedic actress, roles including MADtv and Mad Men Reed Green, Illinois lawyer and politician Michael Hicks, independent game designer and musician Walt Kirk, University of Illinois and pro basketball player Jeane Kirkpatrick, first woman to serve as United States Ambassador