Mount Vernon NewsLocal news for Mount Vernon, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.'Peter Pan' brought to colorful life - VIDEO- June 29, 2008 The Bruce Jacklin and Co. production of "Peter Pan" opened Thursday night at the Memorial Theater in Mount Vernon for the first of a four-performance run.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/peter-pan-brought-to-colorful-life-video... School Board Moves To Fire Mt. Vernon Teacher- June 27, 2008 School board members met Friday to consider what to do with a science teacher whom investigators said preached his Christian beliefs in class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/school-board-moves-to-fire-mt-vernon-tea... President Bush stunned by massive flooding- June 25, 2008 President Bush was taken aback by the enormousness of flood damage he saw in Linn and Johnson counties during an aerial tour of the Corridor on Wednesday, one of his congressional escorts said.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/president-bush-stunned-by-massive-floodi... Teacher Accused of Branding Kid With Cross- June 23, 2008 The school board of a small central Ohio community voted Friday to fire a teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs despite staff complaints and burning the image of a cross on students' arms, ...http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/teacher-accused-of-branding-kid-with-cro... Report: Teacher Burned Cross On Students' Arms- June 21, 2008 Mount Vernon City school board members drafted a resolution on Friday to consinder the termination an eighth grade teacher accused of burning a cross onto students' arms.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/report-teacher-burned-cross-on-students-... Flooded roads may be closed for months- June 20, 2008 The flooding forced dozens of roads to close and some may not reopen for weeks, even months.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/flooded-roads-may-be-closed-for-months?f... DOT Updates Road Closures- June 18, 2008 " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/dot-updates-road-closures-2?fromrss=1 DOT Updates Road Closures- June 16, 2008 " June 15, 2008: 6:15 p.m. - " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/dot-updates-road-closures?fromrss=1 Cedar Rapids hard-hit; thousands lack power, water plant at 25 percent- June 14, 2008 A total of 3,200 homes were flooded, thousands of outages were reported, as many as 18,000 people were at risk of losing power, and dozens of flood-stranded residents were rescued by boat Thursday as Iowa's ...http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/cedar-rapids-hard-hit-thousands-lack-pow... 'We're keeping our fingers crossed'- June 12, 2008 A four-foot high sandbag wall stood this afternoon between Leigh Parkin's childhood home on northwest Ellis Boulevard and the raging Cedar River.http://www.topix.net/city/mount-vernon-ia/2008/06/were-keeping-our-fingers-crossed?fromrss... |