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The Southwest Iowa Art Tour is gearing up for its ninth year connecting rural communities through art. Mark your calendars for Friday, September 16th, Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th this year! In 2014, a group of southwest Iowa artists came together to pull off a regional event...
According to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Creston construction office, painting of the U.S. 34 bridge over the Nishnabotna River west of Red Oak will require lane closures beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, until early October, weather permitting. Traffic signals will be in place to direct...
The Iowa State Fair is a vacation destination for thousands of people each year, but for Cloie Bruce of Red Oak it’s mostly work and little play.Cloie, the daughter of Scott and Jennifer Bruce, exhibited the champion Lim-Flex Heifer at the state fair recently. She also exhibited a market goat,...
SWIPCO, which operates Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA), is pleased to announce the launch of a new website focused on its public transit services. “Southwest Iowans are very used to seeing SWITA buses,” said SWIPCO Executive Director John McCurdy. “The question is, do they know that SWITA...
The average price received by farmers for corn during July 2022 in Iowa was $7.44 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Agricultural Prices report. This was 4 cents below the June price but $1.22 above July 2021. The July 2022 average price received by...
The Essex Opera House is in the midst of renovations that will turn the venerable old building into event space for work retreats, wedding parties, and other community events.Originally constructed in 1877 at 900 Nebraska Ave., the building was moved to its current location at 701 Iowa Ave. in 1894...
On Aug. 27, the Iowa Aviation Museum 29th Annual Wings Fly-In/Drive-In and the Hall of Fame Induction for 2022 will be held at the museum in Greenfield.  A pancake breakfast will be served by the Fontanelle Lions Club from 7:30 to 10 a.m.  Price of the breakfast, which includes admission to the...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon recently recognized 40 Iowa farm families with Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Awards at the Iowa State Fair.Doug and Deb Maher from Montgomery County were one of...
The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the south-central part of the state seeing the best overall numbers. The better news for hunters is Iowa’s cottontail rabbit season begins Sept. 3 statewide. “It should be another good year for...
Young pheasants fly from the gravel road edge to the safety of standing corn. The Iowa DNR's recently completed annual pheasant survey predicts a similar population as in 2021, which is good news for hunters. Photo courtesy of the Iowa DNR. Results of Iowa’s 2022 pheasant population survey are in...

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