8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (73+ words) Community Newspaper Group Oelwein Area United Way BINGO Night returns to Ampersand Wednesday, Sept. 16. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games from 6-7:30 p.m. Six rounds of traditional BINGO with progressive blackout game and increasing jackpots. Snacks and daubers available for purchase. $20/player. All proceeds…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (380+ words) Nederhiser submitted the symphony's Oct. 12, 2024, performance, 'American Soundscapes,' for consideration. The concert opened with 'The Block' by composer Carlos Simon, transporting listeners to several tableaus along a street in Harlem. Honoring a request from the late Bill Hamm, a board…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (343+ words) A Smart Money Teacher Grant helped bring Native American literature to Megan Epley’s classroom at W-SR. The grant provides funding for enough books featuring Native American trickster tales for students to work with a partner. Students at W-SR work in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (261+ words) The final performance this season for the Sunday evening concerts in the park series at Reading Park in Clarksville will feature SaltLight, performing country gospel music on September 20. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. in the bandstand at the park, which…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (395+ words) This summer visitor at the Wilder Memorial Museum in Strawberry Point, found the diorama of a farm particularly interesting. I recently came across a newspaper article from April 1956 entitled “Local Theater Owner Has “Do-It-Yourself” Policy that Pays Dividends to Movie…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (215+ words) The 2026 Wapsie Valley Homecoming court is Back row (left to right): Bryar Bellis, Cooper Adair, Caleb Hogan, Landen Moulds, and Lane Shores. Front row (left to right): Addilyn Fuller, Allie Happel, Abby Mann, Bella Farley, and Taylor Schneider. Wapsie Valley…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (171+ words) Democratic Candidates India May (State Representative district 58), Jim Vowels (State Senator district 29), Shawn Ellerbroek (State Representative district 57) engage with attendees at a rally in Janesville. The Riviera Roose was packed with over 200 attendees. Shawn Ellerbroek speaks with potential voters. More…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez, LLC Your little bundle of joy is arriving soon, and you can’t be more excited. At the same time, though, you’re overwhelmed with advice. Do this, do that, buy this, have the other, don’t forget, you’ll…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) That’s what people once thought about you. Your language didn’t conform, you had your own sense of style, and you were ignorant about modern things and places and foods. But you were no dummy. You were different, and you had…...