Now a year removed from the controversy surrounding last year’s event as an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease affected the city, the organizers behind Oktemberfest are excited to bring Marshalltown’s famous family-friendly festival back to the downtown area for its 40th edition this ...
The annual Swine ‘n’ Dine at Elim Lutheran Church is seven days earlier this year, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the House of Compassion. Margaret Wolfe with the Elim Outreach Committee said the decision was made because a Catholic Church event - Francis Fest - was scheduled for the same day. “So, we moved it up a week,” she said. Francis Fest is set for Oct. 4 at St. Francis Catholic School. On the Swine ‘n’ Dine menu this year, Wolfe said people will have pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, chips and various homemade desserts made by women of the ...
As agricultural land prices have increased drastically over the past two decades and young, want-to-be farmers have an increasingly difficult time starting their operations, politicians nationally, and here in Iowa, have questioned if corporate or foreign interests are to blame. Iowa ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several local residents were invited to attend a one day excursion to Washington, DC on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Honor Flight for military veterans was organized and conducted by the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight committee. This was their 60th Honor Flight, all of which have ...
Iowa State University researchers and partners are working to learn about how modern fires impact firefighters’ health due to toxic contaminants on their gear and to find practical solutions to keep them safe. Guowen Song, an ISU professor of apparel, events and hospitality and director of ...
GILMAN - Fans of astronomy or the night sky now have a better chance of closer looks at the Iverson Observatory at the Green Castle Recreation Area. Marshall County Conservation and Amateur Astronomers of Central Iowa held the grand opening Friday night, after more than two years of ...
