The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
The community newspaper for Mount Vernon and Lisbon

Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
Mount Vernon first baseman Sophia Patten congratulates second baseman Carly Elliot after she scores a run during the second game in a softball double header between the Mount Vernon Mustangs and the South Tama County Trojans at Van Metre Family Softball Complex in Mount Vernon on Monday, June 29, 2026.
News
Todd Gehrke (center), clad in uniform his rookie year, smiles with two of the students he worked with at Cornell College.
Officer Todd Gehrke retires after decades of service
MV middle school student creating fidget spinners
Mount Vernon and Lisbon communities come together to support Steve Miller
Local instrument repair shop keeps community in-tune
Mount Vernon student gets perfect score on ACT
Sports
Emma Pleasant mid-swing against Edgewood Colesburg in Lisbon on Thursday, July 2.
Lisbon softball sweeps Ed-Co
Lisbon picks up two wins on week
MV baseball wins against Central DeWitt, South Tama
Mustangs beat Alburnett, Fort Dodge
Lisbon splits games at Mount Mercy
Top Stories
MV middle school student creating fidget spinners
Mount Vernon and Lisbon communities come together to support Steve Miller
Mount Vernon student gets perfect score on ACT
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church lauded with congregation award
E-Edition
MVLSun
Opinion
Letter to the editor | Help support Pleasant Grove Heritage Park
Opinion | Summer adventures abound
Opinion | Linn County moratorium on data centers step in right direction
Opinion | It takes a village to raise a fawn
Community
Sun Spots
Cool down with a new book at Cole
MV alum artwork featured at Abbe Creek Gallery
Community Calendar
Cole Corner
Obituaries
Janey Billerbeck

July 1, 2026

JOHN SCHEER

June 24, 2026

JOHN McWILLIAMS

June 24, 2026

Gary Viter

June 3, 2026