🌱 How will Mount Vernon’s nearly finished sewer project and alley change affect you?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Mount Vernon’s nearly finished sewer project and alley change affect you?
• Want your legislator to listen? See the tactics shared with Mount Vernon.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Thursday: Strong winds developing, with a high of 40 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• MV City Council Briefs: December 11 (mvlsun.com) — Mount Vernon’s sanitary sewer rehabilitation project is nearly complete, with retainage released and a hard liner installed before Thanksgiving, though one home briefly lost sewer access and was quickly fixed. The city council also advanced the first reading to vacate an alley in Halls First Addition so adjacent property owners can potentially purchase their sections.
   

• Learn with the League discusses building relationships with legislators (mvlsun.com) — Local residents from Mount Vernon and Lisbon heard practical advice on how to build effective relationships with their state legislators, Sen. Charlie McClintock and Rep. Cindy Golding. An ACLU of Iowa representative shared step-by-step strategies for contacting officials early and often, choosing the right messenger, and tying issues like license plate readers and eviction expungement to lawmakers’ priorities.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Project FeederWatch
  Indian Creek Nature Center , 5300 Otis Rd SE , Cedar Rapids
  1:00 pm
• BKB: G/JV2
  Cedar Rapids Prairie High SchoolPHS South Gym (1801)
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Robotics - Robotics Competition
  Marion High School
  4:00 pm
• Freshman Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  4:30 pm
• Chatty Crafters
  Ely Public Library , 1595 Dows St , Ely
  5:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Prairie High SchoolPHS South Gym (1801)
  6:00 pm
• Sophomore Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Bettendorf
  Bettendorf High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Bettendorf
  Bettendorf High School
  6:00 pm
• Mid-Prairie Boys Varsity Basketball @ North Cedar
  North Cedar Community Business Office , 102 E North St , Stanwood
  7:15 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  7:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Marion. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (01740) - 2931 7th Ave #100 in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Solon

• Saturday's clipper system drops more snow across eastern Iowa (cbs2iowa.com)

Marion

• Photo Gallery: Gazette's Best Photos for the First Half of December 2025 (thegazette.com)
• UnityPoint's Adult Day Health Centers provide support for older adults with dementia, intellectual disabilities (thegazette.com)
• Linn-Mar Superintendent Amy Kortemeyer to retire (thegazette.com)

Cedar Rapids

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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