Ella McEntaffer, For the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
• May 7, 2025
With around a month left before school is out and summer is in full swing, the city of Lisbon is finalizing details for the summer events. Two local Lisbon students will be returning to work for the city...
Frances Owen with Johnson County Conservation and a volunteer with Pleasant Grove Heritage Park helped guide Lisbon students through an activity at the prairie Tuesday, April 22.
Owen and students...
Members of Lisbon student council helped clean up areas across Lisbon and Mount
Vernon Wednesday, April 9.
At Pleasant Grove Heritage Park, students helped by spreading mulch around many
of the trees...
Lisbon Schools will have the Lions’ Den gym floor sanded, repainted and refinished this summer.
The low bidder on the project is Schmidt Athletic Floors, based out of Wisconsin, with a bid of $25,750,...
Southeast Linn Community Center is offering scholarships for Mount Vernon.
Pool passes for those with financial need. Scholarships are for residents of the Lisbon and Mount Vernon school districts....
Bon Appétit’s Healthy Kids in the Kitchen program returned again this year, hosting students from Solon to learn about healthy foods and choices.
“This program brings energy to our team, engaging...
Dr. Robert Blount and Dana Kolpin of the University of Iowa presented on PPer and Polyflouroalkyline Substance (PFAS) Exposures in Eastern Iowa and health effects at the Lester Buresh Family Community...
Lisbon will be establishing a few new no parking zones on the streets near the Lisbon Sports Complex ahead of the beginning of the use of the center this spring.
The proposed plan decrees the north...
March has been roaring like a lion and keeping Mount Vernon and Lisbon fire crews busy.
The community has been under red flag warnings and burn bans several days in the past month, but the departments...
Mount Vernon and Lisbon Schools have both signed agreements with Champions to help provide child care.
Lisbon approved that change at a school board meeting in early March, while Mount Vernon approved...
If you are behind on your electrical bills, Alliant Energy is urging customers to reach out for help.
Tuesday, April 1, started the possibility that customers can have electricity turned off for non-payment...
An address change is in the works for one Lisbon property.
Marc Mohn has requested an address change for his property. Formerly the Sutliff Generator Shop, the location was given the address of 112...
