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🌱 Mount Vernon native brings stand-up tour back to Iowa
Mount Vernon, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Mount Vernon! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Mount Vernon native brings stand-up tour back to Iowa
Also on today's calendar: BNTB at the First Street Community Center and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 27.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iowa Native Bringing Hardly Working Comedy Tour to Pocahontas (stormlakeradio.com) — Mount Vernon native Matt Banwart is bringing his Hardly Working Comedy Tour to Pocahontas, a town tied to his family visits growing up. He and co-headliner Brent Reed perform at the Rialto Theatre at 7 p.m. Nov. 19. The show is for ages 21 and older, with tickets starting at $20. 
📸 Around Mount Vernon
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Upcoming Events in
Mount Vernon
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★ Featured events ★
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BNTB & House of Hamill – UPDATED DATE →
First Street Community Center, 221 1st St W NE, Mt Vernon
7:00 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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BNTB at the First Street Community Center →
First Street Community Center, Mount Vernon
7:00 pm -
BNTB & House of Hamill →
The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon
7:00 pm -
BNTB and House of Hamill →
First Street Community Center, 221 1st Street West, Mount Vernon
7:00 pm -
Barns & Brews - Barn Quilt Painting →
Mount Vernon First Street Community Center, 221 1st St NE, Mount Vernon
10:30 am -
Central College Women's Wrestling at Cornell →
Mount Vernon IA
6:00 pm -
Central College Women's Wrestling vs Luther →
Mount Vernon IA
6:45 pm -
Shop Small Saturday 2026 →
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Visitor Center, Mount Vernon
8:00 am -
Shop Small Saturday →
Mount Vernon First Street Community Center, 221 1st St NE, Mount Vernon
8:00 am
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Wednesday November 18
Saturday November 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Volunteer Training →
108 S. Washington St., Lisbon
10:00 am -
Parks & Rec Girls Basketball
Lisbon Community High School LECC Lisbon Community High School LECC
6:00 pm -
Evening Food Pantry Hours →
108 S. Washington St., Lisbon
5:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Marion. Apply here.
- IICRC posted a job opening for Restoration Technician in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Solon
- Football state semifinals begin at the UNI-Dome Wednesday (cbs2iowa.com)
Marion
- Peosta considers strict rules, street bans for e-bikes and motorized scooters (kcrg.com)
- SDSU's Kern snags first #SummitMBB weekly honor (thesummitleague.org)
- Knoxville Man Faces Drug & Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges (ottumwaradio.com)
Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Rapids school district considers three bell schedule options for next school year (kcrg.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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