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11/28/2025

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11/06/2025

The next is Lisbon's presentation of "Peter Pan." That show spans two weekends with show dates of Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16. Read more about the production here.

Lisbon Schools is inviting the community to take a trip of the second star to the right and straight onto morning for their take of “Peter Pan.” Show times are Nov. 8 and Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 9 and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. Director Grant Freeman said that “Peter Pan” is...

11/06/2025

You have two opportunities to catch great live theater this weekend. The first is Mount Vernon's presentation of "Hadestown: Teen Edition" Friday, Nov. 7, Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9. Read more about the show here:

Mount Vernon High School will be performing the musical “Hadestown” Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale at mvhstheatre.ludus.com. Director Tom Stephens said the school was approached by Conc...

11/06/2025

Last Tuesday, No. 9 Mount Vernon's volleyball team swept No. 14 Anamosa in the Class 3A regional final. This win secured them a spot in the 3A state volleyball tournament!

Hear about the team's performance and their thoughts going into the state tournament in the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun's new article. 🏐🏆

Last season Mount Vernon rode two of the hardest-hitting players in the state to a Class 3A state title. They graduated and moved on to university. This year, the Mustangs still have some swingers, but they also know not every situation calls for a fastball. “Coach Willems always says, you don’t...

11/06/2025

Downtown Lisbon transformed into a festive Halloween village Friday night as families filled the sidewalks for Lisbon Parks and Recreation’s annual Halloweentown celebration.

Main Street echoed with laughter and excitement as costumed kids, parents, and neighbors trick-or-treated at local businesses and enjoyed a night of small-town Halloween charm.

View all the amazing photos we took at the event in this week's featured article! 🎃🍬

Downtown Lisbon transformed into a festive Halloween village Friday night as families filled the sidewalks for Lisbon Parks and Recreation’s annual Halloweentown celebration. From 5–7 p.m., Main Street echoed with laughter and excitement as costumed kids, parents, and neighbors trick-or-treated ...

11/06/2025

Twenty-three different teams cooked up a storm in uptown Mount Vernon Saturday, Nov. 1. The teams were judged on categories including best themes, best traditional chili, and best non-traditional chili.

Aside from the cookoff itself, the event hosted other fun activities, such as a bags tournament, stein holding contest, and karaoke. Read more about the event and its winners in our newest article, cooked up by intern Ella McEntaffer. 🌶️🔥

Twenty-three different teams cooked up a storm in uptown Mount Vernon Saturday, Nov. 1. The teams were judged on categories including best themes, best traditional chili, and best non-traditional chili. Besides the chili cooking, which began at 11a.m., there was a bags tournament, stein holding cont...

11/05/2025

Story updated with write-in results for Franklin Township and Mount Vernon School Board from Linn County. Mount Vernon School Board spans a few counties, so the final numbers for write-ins could be slightly higher in vote counts.

var ta_cat = \'freearticle\'     (Editor’s Note – Story is now updated with write-in totals. All results as well are preliminary and will be audited by Linn County later next week).   “Mount Vernon turned out to vote,” said Mary Young, poll worker at Mount Vernon 2. Indeed, Mount Verno...

11/05/2025

Early reporting from MV 1 and MV 2 - Both had turnout at above 30 percent, which poll workers said was exciting to see when they are used to 20 percent numbers at some polling locations. Poll workers at both locations noted that they had steady traffic throughout the day. MV 1 said that right up until 7:45 p.m., there was someone consistently voting in the precinct during the day, keeping poll workers busy throughout the day.

MV 2 had 563 voters, with 67 first time registrants to vote in the election. So many same day registrants that they ran out of new time registration papers and had to run to get some additional, leading to an hour wait time for those registering for the first time today.

We won't know full results in the MV school board race and Lisbon City Council races, because of the number of write-in ballots until Wednesday afternoon, when those are all finalized by Linn County Auditor, and the final audit of the election happens a week after.

Mayor Tom Wieseler had roughly 889 votes compared to 185 for Keith Huebner in MV 1 and 2 combined, not counting absentee ballots at the moment.

Sherene Player and Paul Tuerler had roughly 800 votes each in MV 1 and 2 combined, again, not counting absentee results.

Franklin Township's numbers were smaller, but they also had no contested races, with Ricky Scott and Nathan Smith easily retaining council seats, and Travis Bagby and Robyn Richey picking up Lisbon School Board seats.

We'll have a more detailed story online by tomorrow morning.

10/30/2025

"It might seem odd, but if the Mount Vernon volleyball team is shoving each other on the court, good things are happening."

Mount Vernon's volleyball team had a valiant showing against Tipton in the semi-final game last Thursday, despite their loss of the first set. Read about how the team rallied in spite of doubts, and about their excitement going into the championship game in the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun today. 🏐♥️

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It might seem odd, but if the Mount Vernon volleyball team is shoving each other on the court, good things are happening. No. 9 Mount Vernon found its happy place in a Class 3A regional semifinal win over No. 15 Tipton, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22, on Thursday, Oct. 23, in Mount Vernon. “We get rea...

10/30/2025

The weather was a crisp fall day, which kept the numbers steady for the fifth annual Trunk or Treat event this past Sunday, Oct. 26!

Kids from the Linn County area showed up and showed out in all kinds of fun costumes to celebrate the annual festivity! Take a look at our article on the event to view more photos of the kids as they celebrated in their best attire. 🚗🍬

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The weather was a crisp fall day and that kept the numbers steady for the fifth annual Trunk or Treat event Sunday, Oct. 26. Kassy Rice with the Wellness Coalition of Rural Linn County said that the number of cars present for the event was down slightly, due to impacts on grant funding, but the...

10/27/2025

Good morning! The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun is happy to begin bringing you weekly sports schedules for the Mount Vernon Mustangs and Lisbon Lions! Get ready to cheer on your favorite local teams, starting with Lions volleyball tonight at 7:00 p.m. and Mustangs volleyball tomorrow at the same time.

Stay tuned for more sports updates as we get closer to this week's events, and let us know which events you're most excited for! 🏃♥️

10/23/2025

Last week on Tuesday, October 14th, the fourth annual Hwy. 1 Marching Band Classic took place!

Lisbon High School had the honor of hosting the event as Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Solon, and Anamosa marching bands performed intricate routines for all. Read more about each band's performance in this week's featured article. 🎺 🏳️

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The fourth annual Hwy. 1 Marching Band Classic was held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Lisbon High School. Lisbon marching band director Joseph Arch said there was some slight concern with the slow rainfall earlier Tuesday if the event was to be held. “I was out there in the afternoon testing the drainage o...