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...
Enrollment numbers for Mount Vernon and Lisbon schools were both released for the year.
Mount Vernon’s number of students in classrooms grew this year, up to 1,456 from 1,448 last year.
Lisbon’s...
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,...
January
Mount Vernon begins looking into general obligation debt of $5 million for the radio water meter reads, pool infrastructure improvements and the new low-to-moderate income housing along Glenn...
The Mount Vernon School Board had five members honored with an Individual Achievement Award through the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) Annual Board Awards program. This award is given to...
The Mount Vernon School Board continued discussions on solar panels at Washington Elemenary School, Mount Vernon Middle School and the transportation buildings at the district.
Terry Dvorak from...
Amy Friedl will be taking her holiday show to the Paramount Theater Saturday, Dec. 14, in Cedar Rapids, and she won’t be alone.
This year, her show will feature members of the Mount Vernon High School...
The City of Mount Vernon will be supporting the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the years to come. Representatives from Friends of the Lisbon Public Library presented about the program at the Dec....
While temperatures were in the single digits, with wind chills bringing them negative, it didn’t detract people from attending Mount Vernon’s Magical Night.
And even some unexpected guests made...
The final phase of the Van Metre Family Softball Diamond will be installed in the coming weeks, when the new bleachers for the stadium are installed.
Fred Burke helped with the completion of the project,...
The Iowa Department of Education recently released their Iowa School Performance Profiles for 2024. Area schools scores range from needs improvement to high performing in the assessments.
“Overall,...
The City of Mount Vernon will be investigating a potential addition to the Lester Buresh Family Community Wellness Center that could add a community daycare to the space. OPN Architects will be investigating...
