The fifth annual lip-sync battle was held at Mount Vernon Middle School Monday, March 31. The event raised money for playground equipment for the Mount Vernon Middle School, with seven groups taking...
Ella McEntaffer, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• April 9, 2025
Roundabout Repair Shop, located just off the roundabout on Business 30 Southwest, is bringing a fresh look and valuable services to the Mount Vernon community.
Offering diagnostics, tune-ups, brakes,...
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group continued sharing tips for social media in an event at Tin Roof Hideaway and Events Center Tuesday, April 1.
Christina Millikan, social media manager...
More than 320 people from surrounding communities took part in the Hands Off protest march in Mount Vernon and Lisbon Saturday, April 5.
Walkers took off from Lincoln Square Park in Lisbon and from...
Natalia Scales, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• April 9, 2025
On any weekend during the school year, a courtroom somewhere in the Midwest transforms into a political battleground not with actual legal disputes, but with fierce intellectual competition. For Cornell...
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission discussed if the demolition ordinance protected outbuildings.
The discussion was sparked by a request from Leigh Bradbury for the 213 First Avenue S.W....
Ben Klein, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• April 9, 2025
From the bustling streets of New York City to the charming brick-lined avenues of Mount Vernon, Anne Silva never expected to live in Iowa—let alone build a business. But nearly 25 years after opening...
Modern campgrounds managed by the Linn County Conservation Board will open for the season on April 10 by 8 a.m. Camping continues to be one of the fastest growing outdoor recreational activities, inviting...
Starting this month, Cole Public Library will have a blood pressure cuff available for patrons to check out and use at the library.
An American Heart Association initiative, “Libraries with Heart”...
The Thaler Holocaust Education Trust will welcome to Eastern Iowa via video link Yom HaShoah guest speaker Rodi Glass. Rodi will be sharing her story of narrow escapes at 7 p.m. April 22 at Mt. Mercy...
The preeminent performers of African American spirituals, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, will be on the Cornell College campus to workshop spirituals with the combined Cornell choirs, resulting in a concert...
Dust control sign-up is now open for residents in unincorporated Linn County. The only dust control option available through Linn County is seal coat (chip seal). All other forms of dust control are...
