Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun

09/02/2026

We are partnering with UI Prep Sports Report for our sports coverage! We can’t wait to see what they can provide for us. Meet Emma a team member for prep sports.

✨Meet our Fall 2026 team✨
Emma Reiter, Senior
Hometown: Waterloo, IA
Major: Sports Media/Sports and Recreation Management
Fun fact: Emma spent her summer in La Crosse, Wisconsin, working as a photo intern for a baseball team!
Most Excited: To capture the energy of high school sports through my photos!

Welcome to our team!

09/01/2026

We are starting work on the Discover Guide this year (name of publication potentially changing/being updated), and with that are looking at changing up some of the content in the interior of the section so it is not just a duplication of items and content existing inside the MV-L Visitor's Guide.

Part of that work is focusing on this question: What makes you enjoy living in the Mount Vernon and Lisbon communities? Are there favorite sites, festivals, community happenings you think of when you think of Mount Vernon and Lisbon that should be highlighted on these pages?

If you have quotes/ideas to include for that feature, send them to the newspaper's email address, [email protected].

The other portion of that are the faces and people that make up our vibrant communities that should potentially be featured.

This section will go to print in the middle of October.

If you have ideas or quotes to share to possibly be featured, please let us know.

08/17/2026

Lisbon Sauerkraut Days were this weekend, and here are the best shots from interns Grace Escritt, John Charlson, Cadence Dighton and editor Nathan Countryman from the three days of the festival. Not all of the shots will necessarily make the photo pages in this week's Sun newspaper. We look forward to Lisbon Sauerkraut Days 2027!

08/13/2026

Ice cream social is still happening tonight. Teen Dance will happen as well in downtown Lisbon.

Fireworks are now set for Sunday at dusk at the Sporting Complex.

Hope to see many of the community at the Sauerkraut Days Festival!

🌧️ SCHEDULE UPDATE 🌧️

The weather may be changing our plans a little, but we’re still celebrating tonight! 🇺🇸

🍦 ICE CREAM SOCIAL — TONIGHT
Thursday, August 13
6:30–8:00 PM
Lisbon Sports Complex

🎆 FIREWORKS — MOVED TO SUNDAY
Sunday, August 16
Starting at dusk
Lisbon Sports Complex

Come enjoy ice cream and live music tonight, and then join us Sunday for the fireworks! ❤️🤍💙

Thank you for your flexibility as we work around the weather!

👀 Keep an eye on our page for any future updates.

06/11/2026

Mount Vernon Middle School parking lot will be closed for repaving beginning early next week. To access district offices, use the horseshoe drive in front of the middle school building. Parking for softball games should go to Washington Elementary or Cornell College student parking lot.

June 9, 2026

Good afternoon,

At the June 8 Regular Board meeting it was approved to contract with Portzen Construction for the update and completion of the parking lot project starting next week. Please be advised that beginning Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the parking lot located between the Middle School and Elementary School will be closed to all vehicle access and travel. We anticipate the project being completed and the parking lot open for use again starting Monday, August 3, 2026.

Individuals needing access to the Middle School or District Office are asked to utilize the horseshoe loop and park in front of the Middle School during this time. You will utilize the Middle School entrance to gain entry to the building. Please see the below map for further information.

In addition, this will cause parking disruptions for home softball games as well (both lower level games and varsity games in the evening). Fans will now be asked to park in the green zones on the attached map. The parking areas are the Cornell maintenance lots on the NORTH side (see map). Please do not enter the south entrance as Cornell maintenance has requested us not to use that area.

Additional parking is also available in front of Washington Elementary as well.

We know this causes temporary disruptions to traffic, parking, and events and we thank you for your patience in the process.

Matthew Leeman
Superintendent

05/04/2026

MVL Sun intern Cadence Dighton's selected best photos from the weekend. We're finishing up the newspaper for this week's edition, so some of these will likely see print in the print edition, but not all. What a great Chalk the Walk festival this year. Looking forward to 2027!

05/03/2026

Photos from Day One of Chalk the Walk from the newspaper. Plenty more art than what is pictured up here and temps are beautiful today. Come out and check out the art!