Mount Vernon resident Cathy Hufford has mostly recovered from donating her kidney to a person in need, with a surgery completed in late April of this year.
Hufford saw the post from Lisa Christiansen...
With her hands clasping her mouth and her eyes brimming with tears, first-year University of Iowa student Lillian Wischmeyer showed the world what it looks like to have a dream come true.
In...
MOUNT VERNON -- In September 2009, 13-year-old Jack Koehn of Mount Vernon made history as the first-ever Kid Captain for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Hawkeye football program....
ACHIEVEMENT — Bill Yeisley, Class of 1952
FINE ARTS — Jude Smith, Class of 1981
SERVICE — James Moore, Class of 1953
COMMUNITY IMPACT — Tom Wilkinson, Class of 1986
ATHLETIC —...
The list of things Les and Katrina Garner have done for the community of Mount Vernon and Lisbon is long. Les was president of Cornell College for 16 year. The couple supported the formation of the Munt...
Preserving Lisbon’s history and protecting many of Lisbon’s historical buildings is what has landed Lisbon Historic Preservation Commission as Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development group’s committee...
This year’s Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group business of the year, White Tree Bakery (owned by Jen Juhl), views the accomplishment as another success for the business over the past three...
Gene Freiburger is one of those volunteers who was humbled by being named Volunteer of the Year.
“I feel there are other volunteers that deserve this honor more than I do,” Freiburger said. “I want...
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (MV-L CDG), a Main Street Iowa Organization, will host its annual volunteer recognition celebration Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the...
Matt Leeman has education in his blood. His parents were each teachers, so naturally, Leeman would follow in their footsteps. After spending time teaching many grades and holding different administrative...
A massage therapy office in First Street Community Center just a few blocks away from her home is giving Stephanie Turner a chance for flexibility around client’s busy lives.
Sparrow Massage Therapy...
Julie Rice, beekeeper at Indian Creek Nature Center, delivered a presentation on honey bees at Cole Library, Tuesday, July 23. The event was part of Cole Library’s summer reading program and geared towards...
