Denise Murphy, owner of Mount Vernon Creates, was selected as a winner for this cover art of Artreprenuer magazine following a nation wide search.
The wrong amount was cited for the cost of the first application of stripper to the exterior brick wall at Lisbon History Center in the Jan 19…
MVLPD camerasThe council approved video cameras for the police department and interview rooms at the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Department for…
Cornell College’s King Chapel was named an endangered building by Preservation Iowa earlier this week.
The Lisbon Speech team will be advancing all but one of their groups to the state contest Saturday, Feb. 4, at Cedar Rapids Washington.
The Lisbon Lions varsity wrestling team find themselves in some unfamiliar territory — that is, not at, or near, the very top of the heap.
The Lisbon Lions girls varsity basketball squad pulled off an upset of 13-3 Marquette Catholic on the road Tuesday, Jan. 17, defeating their T…
Cornell's defense put the clamps on Monmouth down the stretch as the Rams grinded out a 50-47 Midwest Conference men's basketball win Tuesday …
The Mount Vernon boys wrestling squad is doing well, according to coach Vance Light.
The varsity Mustangs girls wrestling team encountered some turbulence in Solon last week after winning a couple of early duals.
BRIDGES, (Libby) the eBook and audiobook consortium managed by the State Library of Iowa for public libraries, circulated 2,404,576 items in 2022.
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…
Jim Telecky will be 90 years young April 1, 2022. Please help him celebrate by sending cards and good wishes to Box 194, Mt. Vernon, IA 52314.
Larry and Kathy Pisarik are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Lawrence Pisarik, of Mount Vernon, and Kathreen Rilett, of Poplar Grov…
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…
There is some lingering confusion about whether or not it is illegal in Iowa to leave your car idling while waiting for it to warm up. I still occasionally see dire warnings online, claiming Iowans risk big fines for the offense of not wanting to climb into an ice-cold car first thing in the…
Ronnie “Poncho” Gean Craig, passed away unexpectedly, Jan. 17, 2023, a month shy of his 69th birthday at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. His last act of generosity was to give the gift of life to at least three other persons through organ donation.
