Ali Worrell is the new owner of Spot On Nutrition in Mount Vernon.
Worrell owns a similar energy tea shop in North Liberty, and has always loved the Mount Vernon and Lisbon area.
“I told Machelle...
Mount Vernon’s Junior Thespian troupe will be presenting its first ever show with “Suessical Jr.” Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets for the show at the Mount Vernon...
The City of Mount Vernon will be looking into purchasing a ladder truck for the Mount Vernon Fire Department.
The new truck will replace Engine 215, which was originally put into service in 1995. The...
Lisbon School board members discussed the 2025-26 school year calendar’s rough draft at January’s meeting. A public hearing on the calendar will be held at the February meeting, with the final calendar...
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG), a Main Street Iowa organization, has announced financial grant awards to 5 Mount Vernon businesses and nonprofits through its Business Improvement...
Fareway Stores is purchasing the Lisbon Brothers Market.
The purchase is expected to close in March, and the store will be closed for renovations following the purchase. Brothers Market will be closed...
After nearly four decades of service to the community, local banker Craig Smith has retired.
Smith, Mount Vernon Bank & Trust Company’s chief financial officer and executive vice president, retired...
Orion Bancorporation, Inc., the parent company of BankORION, has announced its plan to acquire Mechanicsville Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Bridge Community Bank. As part of this transaction,...
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Cornell College, including employees Ilene Crawford, Jackie Wilson and former professor Jim White.
Associate Professor of Philosophy Megan Altman filed a sex discrimination...
What a difference winter break can make on construction progress.
Lisbon Schools now has a certificate for occupancy for all the classroom spaces in the weight room and career and technical education...
City approves infrastructure improvements for uptown
The City of Mount Vernon also approved moving forward with roughly $500,000 in electrical and fiber optic needs for the new light poles with Alliant...
The Cornell College Peter Paul Luce Gallery will present “An Echo and A Hum” by artists Lila Shull and Muriel Condon from Jan. 17 to March 2. The pair will present a mix of prints, drawings, ceramics,...
