Iowa’s cancer rate is the second highest in the nation, behind only Kentucky, and the evidence shows it’s not just one thing that’s causing that rate to be higher, but a mountain of pebbles helping...

Mount Vernon resident, lawyer and former state house representative Nate Willems announced his plans to run for attorney general for the State of Iowa Wednesday, May 7. More than 50 were in attendance...

Megan Dial-Lapcewich, of Oxford, Iowa, knew her 3-year-old son Eddie was falling behind developmentally with his speech. She said she could only understand about 50 percent of what he said, when at...

The City of Mount Vernon will have to rehold their final certification of the budget hearing. City administrator Chris Nosbisch said that after publishing the hearing notice in the newspaper, they...

Kickoff the summer with a party at the public library! This year, our Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be held at Cole Library on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to noon. Come enjoy music by Balderdash...

The Tuesday Morning Book Club at Cole Library will be meeting May 20 from 9:30 - 11 a.m. The group meets in Room 108, which is the large meeting room on the First Floor of the Library. All are welcome...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Women in Ag Program has opened nominations for the annual Women Impacting Agriculture recognition. This honor celebrates women across Iowa who have...

Lauren and Carolyn Donovan helped contribute the funds for Sarah Uthoff’s program Tuesday, May 6, at Lisbon Public Library. The sisters saw an option to support the library during the Friends...

Sarah Uthoff helped third-grade students learn what it would be like in the pioneer times with a Zoom session Tuesday, May 6, at Lisbon Library’s Heritage Hall. Uthoff spoke about the life and...

Middle school soccer is officially on the rise in Eastern Iowa, as both Mount Vernon and Solon have rolled out fully sanctioned junior high soccer programs for the f irst time in their school histories....