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Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

Cornell’s Big Event to feature bbno$

February 6, 2025

Canadian rapper and singer-songwriter bbno$ will visit Cornell College to headline Cornell’s annual Big Event on Feb. 15 in the Richard and Norma Small Athletic and Wellness Center (the SAW). Doors...

Mount Vernon, Lisbon fare well at state jazz competition

February 6, 2025

Mount Vernon and Lisbon both fared well at the state jazz competition at Mount Vernon Monday, Jan. 27. The Lisbon Jazz Ensemble was awarded a Division I rating, the group’s fifth consecutive Division...

Cornell College grad receives posthumous Grammy award

February 6, 2025

Cornell College graduate and Iowa native Leo Beranek ’36, widely considered the pioneer of modern acoustic technology, will receive the 2025 Technical Grammy Award on Feb. 1. Leo Beranek ’36 worked...

Mount Vernon Student Wins 2025 Corridor Jazz Art Contest

February 5, 2025

Evelyn Klima, a ninth grader at Mount Vernon High School has been chosen as the cover design winner for the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVIII,” a compilation of recordings featuring 21 high school...

Members of the Lisbon Jazz Ensemble perform at the Lisbon Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 23.

Jazzing it Up

Nathan Countryman, Editor January 29, 2025

Lisbon High School hosted the Lisbon Jazz Festival Thursday, Jan. 23, at Lisbon Schools. Junior high outstanding soloist went to Hudson Thirtyacre of Solon for playing on the vibes. In class 1A, Winfield...

Scott Humeston as George, Kim Benesh as Martha, Grant Blades as Nick and Denise Cherry as Honey in a scene from “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Contributed photo)

MVLCT “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opens Feb. 7

Nathan Countryman, Editor January 29, 2025

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theater will be presenting “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Feb 7, Feb. 8, Feb. 9, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 at First Street Community Theater. Doors open Feb. 7, 8, 14...

Iowa Community Theatre Association (ICTA) Nominates MVLCT’s Perfect Arrangement

January 29, 2025

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre is pleased to announce that the following shows and individuals have been honored by the Iowa Community Theatre Association: Perfect Arrangement: Supporting Role...

JoJo (Ronnie Yeater) and Cat In the Hat (Claire Anne Elloren) in the center of a choreographed number with fish in the Seussical, Jr. production.

Suessical takes stage Jan. 25-26

Nathan Countryman, Editor January 16, 2025

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...

Gallery showcases collaborative works in ‘An Echo and A Hum’

January 16, 2025

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,...

Lisbon, Mount Vernon gear up for speech season

Nathan Countryman, Editor January 9, 2025

Mount Vernon and Lisbon speech teams have been taking the holiday break to get ready for speech contests, coming up at the end of the month. Mount Vernon has 89 students on the speech team this year,...

Mount Vernon Area Arts Council names poet laureate, artist in residence

January 9, 2025

The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) has named a new poet laureate and artist in residence for 2025-26. Published author and Cornell English professor Scott Russell Morris has been awarded...

MVLCT announces 45th anniversary season

January 2, 2025

Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Theatre will present four mainstage productions, two studio shows under The Elliot Studio Series, and a 24-hour Play Festival to celebrate its 45th Season- all taking place...

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