Downtown businesses move in, join chamber Two Mt. Vernon businesses now occupy formerly empty building on Main, South Street

Dr. Lyman Wostrel, owner of Zion Asher Family Physicians, prepares to cut the Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon in front of Zion Asher Family Physicians, on Thursday, Dec. 12. Located at 212 E. South Street, Zion Asher is a new primary care clinic in Mt. Vernon, and offers a “gym-membership model” of pricing based on age; the maximum family rate is $179 per month. Medical care is provided by Wostrel and his wife, Dr. Lauren Wostrel. For more information, call (417) 730-1989. (Photos by Steve Chapman)