More than 20 people were in attendance at the Lisbon School Monday, Nov. 15, to wish outgoing Lisbon School Board member David Prasil congratulations on 36 years serving on the Lisbon School Board.
While Magical Night will be a drive-through event for the second time, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group director Joe Jennison n…
The City of Mount Vernon approved a recommendation from the Mount Vernon Housing Commission for low-density and mixed use residential in the H…
The Nourishing Root is looking for an early 2022 opening in Mount Vernon in the former Kae Apothecary space on Mount Vernon’s Main Street.
The City of Mount Vernon will be exploring purchasing some trees from a local tree farm to replace some of the trees lost in the derecho.
Lisbon Lions varsity wrestling coach Brad Smith talked about his team’s chance at success in the approaching season, and didn’t sound the least intimidated.
Lions girls basketball coach Diamond Boyd is gearing her team up for her fourth season with the club, and she sees the 2021-22 season as a goo…
Mount Vernon boys basketball coach Ed Timm doesn’t promise a flashy approach.
The Mount Vernon girls’ basketball program started a new chapter this year following a difficult 1-20 season a year ago.
The Lisbon Lions varsity basketball team is working out the kinks.
Both the ACT and SAT have test dates scheduled for early December, and high school students all over the country are preparing for these college entrance examines.
Lisbon native will shine brightly in Christmas at AugustanaThe Augustana College Department of Music presents Christmas at Augustana, Dec. 4 a…
Larry and Kathy Pisarik are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Lawrence Pisarik, of Mount Vernon, and Kathreen Rilett, of Poplar Grove, Ill., and Mount Vernon, were married Aug. 18, 1971 at Sts. Peter & Paul’s Church in Solon.
Noah Joseph Dahlstrom and Ariel Christine Smale were united in marriage Dec. 31, 2020, at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens in Des Moin…
Our summer reading program is starting at Cole Library, Mount Vernon’s Public Library Monday, May 31. This year’s theme is “Reading Colors You…
Below are police calls for service to the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Department for the week of Monday, May 10 to the early morning hours of M…
The Iowa Children’s Choice Award books for 2021 — 2022 have started arriving at Cole Library. This award is sponsored by the Iowa Association …
Danny (Dan) Lee McNeal, 72, of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully in the arms of his beloved wife and children Nov. 13, 2021, at the Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Inpatient Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
