The path the Navigator Heartland Pipeline is taking across eastern Iowa may be changing.
The Mount Vernon City Council passed a resolution in opposition to the Navigator Heartland Greenway CO2 pipeline.
The Mount Vernon city council looks to fill an empty seat on the council via appointment as opposed to special election.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon police chief Doug Shannon recommended increasing salaries for four officers to give them pay close to their experience.
Colman Silbernagel, a Vinton resident, will be running for the Senate District 42 seat in the Republican primary June 7.
The Mount Vernon girls varsity basketball team improved to 9-8 last week after dropping their first game and then taking the next three straight. It’s the first time the team has been above .500 since 2020.
The Lisbon Lions boys basketball team won all three of their games last week.
The Lisbon Lions varsity girls basketball team dropped three games last week, two of the contests being played at home.
As the regular wrestling season begins the wind down, the Lisbon Lions varsity squad continues to find success, as they last week became 15-0 …
One cancellation, four postponements and 37 days since its last game, Cornell’s women’s basketball team celebrated a long-awaited return to th…
Many children enjoy nature and animals and are curious about the lives animals lead in the world.
Jan. 17 – Citizen assist, 300 Turtle Dove Ln, Mount Vernon
Jan. 10 – Citizen assist, 200 blk N. Jackson St, Lisbon
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 …
We have reached the end of week two of the legislative session. Here are a few highlights:
Eric Roy Larsen passed away Jan. 14, 2022. Eric was born Jan. 1, 1951, to Kurt and Virginia (Feyder) Larsen in Sioux City. Memorial services were held Friday, Jan. 21,2022, at the Third Church in Pella. The Garden Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
