The City of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council and the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Charitable Development Group (CCDG) have announced the dates for the 18th annual Chalk the Walk, Iowa’s largest-ever Madonnari Festival. The two-day festival …

Hans Alfred Virlee was welcomed into the world by his parents, Drew and Renee (Jennings) Virlee of Mount Vernon, along with sister Ingrid and brother Pierce. Hans was born at 11:49 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at St. Luke’s hospital in Cedar Rapids. He weighed 7 pounds, 13.6 ounces and was 2…

As Congress gets closer to abandoning the practice of Daylight Saving Time once and for all, we are hearing more about how disruptive it is to our daily routines and hazardous to our health. I was not especially looking forward to “springing forward” on Sunday (and losing an hour of sleep), …

Karen K. Rios, 73, of Ocean Springs, Miss., formerly of Kalona, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss.