The new Lisbon Fareway is officially open, cutting the ribbon on the location July 8.
The grocery store spent the last few months updating the former Brothers Market location in Lisbon to a Fareway...
Cornell College is proud to announce the hire of Rob Levis as the new vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer.
Levis comes to Cornell with nearly four decades of experience in finance,...
MOUNT VERNON — Digital banners, garbage receptacle placement and water meter radio reads were among the topics covered at the Monday, July 7, Mount Vernon city council meeting.
Mount Vernon resident...
transported to a local hospital with minor injuries by Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance Service.
According to Sgt. Kevin Louis of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were paged to a crash...
Kevin Lawrence Gouchee, 62, was arrested for reckless use of a firearm in an incident in rural Mount Vernon Monday, July 7, at 1:35 p.m.
According to Sgt. James Gales of the Linn County Sheriff’s...
The United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon Memorial committee awarded four students Julian Johnston Scholarships of $750 each for the 2025-26 academic year.
Michael Briesemeister is a junior at Iowa...
One longtime truism of journalism is “Names make news.”
That shorthand stems from the fact people better understand the significance and context of news when they learn about events and issues through...
The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission is meeting Monday, July 21, at 6 p.m. at the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center (935 Second St. SW, Cedar Rapids) to discuss proposed zoning...
significant fundraising success at the 2025 Corndog Kickoff Benefit Auction and Fair Food Grazing Party. The July 12 "Stir It Up" event raised a total of $889,713 toward the renovation and preservation...
When Ukraine refugees started pouring into Germany in 2022, Sylvie Thompson knew she needed to do something to help.
And she did that by falling back on her knowledge of the Russian language.
“I...
LISBON — The biggest meeting topic discussed was the new legislation that the state of Iowa is looking to implement in schools this fall regarding mobile device usage. Policy 503 limits students’...
am proud and honored to be in this position,” Blinks said. “I do not take it for granted and want to keep working at honing my skills, as well as keeping this community a safe place for people to...
