High grass a growing problem in the city
This house at 623 W. Gambier St. in Mount Vernon is well beyond the city’s 8-inch rule for high grass. The grass could grow much higher before the owner is asked to maintain the property according to city ordinance. (Samantha Scoles)
Dilapidated building
This structure at 4 South St. has been referred by the Dilapidated Building Commission to the Mount Vernon law director to decide whether charges should be filed. (Virgil Shipley)
French students
These Mount Vernon High School and Middle School students placed in the state for the National French Test, given in March all across Ohio and the nation. Pictured are the bronze, silver and gold medalists, back row, from left, Eleanor Griggs, French 4; Michael Hayes, French 5, third place in Ohio, gold medalist; Gabe Lozano, French 4; Doug Reitsma, French 3; Mitch Myers, French 2; Stephanie Fongheiser, French 1; Will Teater, French 3; Donald Shobe, French 4, eighth in Ohio, silver medalist. Front row, from the middle school, are Parker Price, French 1; John Kolberg, French 1; and Nicole Paradis, French 1. (Submitted Photo)
Middle schoolers learn the basics
Mount Vernon’s Sierra Silverwood, right, leads the field in the girls 100-meter hurdles at Yellow Jacket Stadium on Wednesday night. Silverwood finished first; Mount Vernon Middle School teammates Elizabeth Sant, second from left, and Julia Steady, left, also competed in the heat. (Geoff Cowles)
