Zoe Bentler, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• November 5, 2025
Downtown Lisbon transformed into a festive Halloween village Friday night as families filled the sidewalks for Lisbon Parks and Recreation’s annual Halloweentown celebration.
From 5–7 p.m., Main...
Twenty-three different teams cooked up a storm in uptown Mount Vernon Saturday, Nov. 1. The teams were judged on categories including best themes, best traditional chili, and best non-traditional chili.
Besides...
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(Editor’s Note – Story is now updated with write-in totals. All results as well are preliminary and will be audited by Linn County later next...
Veterans Day activities will be held in Mount Vernon and Lisbon on Friday, Nov. 7 through Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Mike Woods, commander of the Hahn-Howard Legion Post, said that the Legion will be visiting...
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG) Retail Committee has announced two community-wide shopping events: Saturday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 29. This year’s events feature a collectible...
Megan Klein, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• November 5, 2025
The dining room at Hallmark Care Center in Mount Vernon is filled with Halloween music and laughter Friday afternoon as residents gathered for the care center’s annual trick-or-treat celebration. Candy...
Liam Halawith, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• November 5, 2025
Keeping historic buildings up to par isn’t easy, and it isn’t cheap either. That’s why the city of Lisbon earmarks $20,000 in funding annually for the Downtown Reinvestment Grant, City Administrator...
The following Mount Vernon sixth through ninth graders recently selected for participation in the 39th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. Sam Mueller, Hudson Whisner, Ava Zarifkar, Genevieve Hunt, Emily...
Twenty-five students at Mount Vernon High School have attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as members of the 2025 Iowa Band, Chorus and Orchestra.
Senior...
Lisbon Schools is inviting the community to take a trip of the second star to the right and straight onto morning for their take of “Peter Pan.” Show times are Nov. 8 and Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov....
Teachers Susannah Maddock and Brian Nichols are seeking youth and community members who are interested in traveling to sign up for the trips in summer 2027.
The travel group, which is not school sponsored...
Mount Vernon High School will be performing the musical “Hadestown” Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Performing Arts Center. Tickets...
