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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

A ribbon cutting for Starlight Yoga was held Monday, Feb. 24. Attending were Casey O’Connor (Office Towne Center and Suites in Mount Vernon), Courtney Frye Speed (Bridge Community Bank), John Bardsley (City of Lisbon), Michelle Zaruba (Hills Bank and Trust) Ashley Dunford (Mount Vernon bank and Trust), (front, from left) Jessie Thurn (Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group), Dave Greazel), Sarah Thompson and Hannah Johnson (owners of Starlight Yoga), Drew Johnson and Lisa White (Cornell College).

Mother-daughter duo opens Starlight Yoga & Reiki in Lisbon

Emma Jane, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun March 5, 2025

A mother-daughter duo is bringing their passion for healing to Lisbon with the launch of Starlight Yoga & Reiki earlier this month, offering yoga classes, reiki, and dance movement therapy. Sarah...

Present at the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group ambassadors ribbon cutting at White Tree Bakery were: Casey O’Connor (Office Town Suites), Tom Wieseler (Mount Vernon mayor), Jen Juhl and Brandan Juhl (holding scissors, owners of White Tree Bakery), Michelle Zaruba (Hills Bank and Trust), Ashley Dunford (Mount Vernon Bank and Trust), Courtney Frye Speed (Bridge Community Bank), Jessie Thurn (Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group director), and Chris Childers (Abbe Creek Gallery).

White Tree Bakery opens in new location

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 27, 2025

White Tree Bakery held a ribbon cutting in their new location, the former Palisades Café space in uptown Mount Vernon (117 First Street N.W.) Owner Jen Juhl said that they purchased the Palisades...

Karissa Hunter, owner of West Main Co., in front of the new 12-head embroidery machine.

West Main Co. has new location, new equipment

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 27, 2025

Karissa Hunter, owner of West Main Co., an embroidery business in Lisbon has had an extremely busy January this year in a new location that has kept her embroidery machines humming. West Main Co....

Celebrations: What you need to know about catering

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 21, 2025

You’re planning on hosting an event, but you don’t necessarily have the time for meal preparation, cooking or planning for the celebration. That’s where working with a caterer can come handy. Regina...

Celebrations: What you need to know about formal wear

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 21, 2025

Have a celebration or event coming up that requires more formal attire? The crew at Bauman’s has been helping men look their best for more than 115 years now. Olivia Randall, owner at Bauman’s,...

Early Automotive Company recipient of BE Lisbon Grant

February 21, 2025

Early Automotive Parts in downtown Lisbon was the recipient of this year’s Business Enhancement Lisbon Grant (BE Lisbon). The business, owned by Luke Krall, has a storefront at 110 East Main Street. The...

A worker with Global Water Services, L.L.C. uses a BearCat to unload pallets of water softener salt from a rail car at Lisbon. Global Water Services, L.L.C. will be ramping up deliveries via rail the rest of the year and working with area businesses to have stops delivered closer to Mount Vernon and Lisbon.

Rail car deliveries happening in Lisbon

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 21, 2025

For the first time in almost 50 years, Lisbon has had a delivery made via rail. Global Water Services, L.L.C., based out of Lisbon, had their first order of water softener salt made the week of Feb....

Cornell College offering Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 12, 2025

Cornell College will once again be taking part in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Santhi Hejeebu, professor of economics and business, started Cornell College’s VITA program in fall 2023...

Rendering of site plans for future Kwik Star.

Easements, rezoning requests approved for Kwik Star development

Nathan Countryman, Editor February 12, 2025

The city and Kwik Star/Kwik Trip. Inc., were dotting a lot of i’s and crossing a lot of t’s in a development agreement for a new Kwik Star store coming to Mount Vernon in the future. The first change...

Gary’s round up raises $6,000 for SELCC

Gary’s round up raises $6,000 for SELCC

January 29, 2025

Gary’s Foods handed the money raised from the round-up in November to Southeast Linn Community Center’s (SELCC) food pantry. More than $5,600 was raised by round-ups at the grocery store during the...

At the ribbon cutting for new owner of Spot On Nutrition were: John Bardsley (City of Lisbon), Tom Wieseler (Mount Vernon mayor), Jake Krob (Mount Vernon Bank and Trust), Courtney Frye-Speed (Bridge Community Bank), Ali Worrell (new owner Spot On Nutrition), Michelle Zaruba (Hills Bank and Trust), Jessie Thurn (Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group director), Ashley Dunford (Mount Vernon Bank and Trust) and Brenda Langenberg (Hills Bank and Trust).

New owner for Spot On Nutrition

Nathan Countryman, Editor January 16, 2025

Ali Worrell is the new owner of Spot On Nutrition in Mount Vernon. Worrell owns a similar energy tea shop in North Liberty, and has always loved the Mount Vernon and Lisbon area. “I told Machelle...

CDG awards $10,000 to local businesses through BIG Grant

January 16, 2025

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (CDG), a Main Street Iowa organization, has announced financial grant awards to 5 Mount Vernon businesses and nonprofits through its Business Improvement...

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