What a week it’s been. We’ve had another memorable Chalk the Walk in uptown Mount Vernon with the perfect weather conditions on Sunday, May 4 (Happy belated Star Wars Day to all who celebrate),...

This week is Lung Cancer Action Week. The American Lung Association said that wearing turquoise to raise awareness of those impacted by the disease is what they recommend to help raise awareness. “In...

Mount Vernon activity director Matt Thede outlined the key to Mount Vernon’s success has been focusing on giving students the opportunities to succeed in multiple activities at the district at once. The...

Having a facility that not only Mount Vernon, but other fire departments in our area can utilize to be able to train on fighting different fires will be a boon for many departments in our area. As Mount...

Spring has once again returned to the area, with March going out just as much like a lion as it did entering. We’ve already had a number of spring storms roll through the area. And as temperatures...

Lisbon City Council is taking the lessons learned in the past to help the new Lisbon Sporting Complex get off on the right feet by setting up no parking zones along Jefferson Street and Third Avenue. With...

On Friday, Wartburg Choir will be coming to town to perform with the Mount Vernon High School Choir. It’s a day after Wartburg hosts its UKnight Day fundraising event, where I’m already remembering...

Last week, many citizens received notices of what proposed levy rates will be for city, county, and school districts, as has been the case over the last two years. A table on the back page of that publication,...

Mount Vernon’s mayor Tom Wieseler and farmer and school board member Tim Keegan were featured in a bit of reporting from CBS Evening News this past week on the impact tariffs and this ongoing trade...

Another year, another Progress special section is printed. As always, the special section tries to highlight the business in Mount Vernon and Lisbon who have had changes this year, celebrating an...

One of the hardest stories to write came Tuesday, Feb. 25, when we broke the news of Monster’s passing. Monster was a beloved K-9 unit for the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Department. Seven years ago,...

Over the course of a week as we start work on stories, we sometimes witness shifting news. Case in point – the case that Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird enjoined the state to with 16 other states...