Wanted: Mudpuppies!

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
April 5, 2021 5:05 pm

“Is it a Mudpuppy?”  This is a common question when someone finds a strange tadpole-like creature with legs in a pond or wetland.  When they describe a creature with external gills, small legs, a large paddle-like tail and large mouth it usually means they have found a Tiger Salamander larva, especially when the habitat was standing water like a pond or pothole wetland.

Child Abuse Prevention Month Recognizes Every Community's Role

BETTER TOMORROWS ECI
April 1, 2021 8:17 pm

 Prevent Child Abuse Iowa recognizes the importance of community-based support for all children and families during National Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month in April.

Nominations Accepted for Stars Over 70

VINTON TODAY
April 1, 2021 4:29 pm

 The Wallace and Beverly Winkie Foundation announces nominations are now being accepted for Stars Over 70, a celebration of those individuals in the Belle Plaine area who are at least 70 years of age and contributing to their communities through volunteering, working, or serving as role models.

Iowa Commission on Aging Honors Bev Winkie with Lifetime Achievement Awared

VINTON TODAY
April 1, 2021 3:49 pm

Bev Winkie was posthumously awarded the 2020 Betty Grandquist Lifetime Achievement Award from the Iowa Commission on Aging, the policy-making body for the Iowa Department on Aging.

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful Announce 2021 Grant Awards

VINTON TODAY
March 29, 2021 8:07 am

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2021 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.

More Women Leading the Charitable Charge, Community Foundation Can Assist

BENTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
March 26, 2021 4:45 pm

During March, the spotlight on women, their achievements, and unfortunately gender inequality in society, is in full force as part of Women’s History Month.

Thanks to John's Quick Stop

TRESSA WALTON
March 16, 2021 6:19 pm

The Kiwanis Club and the Post Prom Committee would like to extend a huge thank you to John Ketchen and John's Quick Stop.  The local generosity of our community members has really came through.

Iowa History Book Club 3/17 Feature: The Cherry Sisters: The Best Worst Act...

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
March 11, 2021 2:30 am

Noon, March 17: Tune in to an “Iowa Stories” presentation from the State Historical Society of Iowa Research Center in Iowa City, featuring "The Cherry Sisters: The Best Worst Act in the World.

Secretary Naig Encourages Students to Submit Artwork for the 2021 Calendar

STATE OF IOWA
March 10, 2021 4:59 pm

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig invites school students to participate in the 2021 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest hosted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Iowa History Book Club event March 11: Iowa: The Middle Land

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
March 10, 2021 4:58 pm

Beginning at 7 p.m. March 11: Join the inaugural session of the online Iowa History Book Club, when Annals of Iowa editor Andrew Klumpp leads a discussion of the late Dorothy Schwieder’s classic “Iowa: The Middle Land.