Here’s a quick guide to events in the Heartland this weekend. All events are listed on our community calendar and can be easily added to your Google Calendar! This weekend … On Saturday, February 4th there will be a breakfast served at the Blakesburg (IA) Community Center from 7-10:30 AM. Biscuits & Gravy, Scrambled...
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Fairfield, Iowa – The Fairfield Arts and Convention Center has announced the leadership for the Board of Directors for 2012. Rob Steinberg has been elected Chairman of the Board and President of the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. Steinberg has previously served as Vice Chairman of Board and has been active in promoting events...
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Applications are now being accepted for 2012 Northeast Missouri Livestock Person of the Year. According to Bruce Lane, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist, applications are open to residents from any of the following counties in northeast Missouri: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, or Sullivan....
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(Kirksville, MO) — The City of Kirksville and the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce invites all residents of Kirksville and Adair County to attend a public open house on Tuesday, January 31 from 7 to 8 pm at the Kirksville R-III Middle School Commons. This open house will give citizens the opportunity to discuss...
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OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College’s Department of Performing and Visual Arts will present faculty voice teacher Edward Corpus in a voice recital on Sunday, Jan. 22. The 3 p.m. program will be in St. John Auditorium on the college’s Ottumwa Campus. The performance is free and open to the public. Bass-baritone Corpus will...
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OTTUMWA — Photos from Costa Rica to the mountains of Wyoming and many points in between will be featured in a one-artist show coming to the Indian Hills Community College Art Gallery. Dennis Ferns of Gibson will showcase his talents in the one-artist show from Jan. 16 through March 15. The public is invited...
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The City of Ottumwa is conducting a community-wide income survey. The data collected will be utilized in grant applications, such as federal funding for sewer separation grants, housing rehabilitation grants, and community development projects. Staff from the City’s Planning and Development Department with volunteers from Mainstreet Ottumwa and Ottumwa Progress Incorporated will conduct the...
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January is Radon Action Month Five out of seven Iowa homes have elevated radon level Governor Terry Branstad will formally declare January as “Radon Action Month” in Iowa with a proclamation signing on Thursday, January 5. Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that causes no immediate health symptoms, but long-term exposures may cause...
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On November 27, 2011 at approximately 3:06 PM, officers responded to a report of a stabbing at 1127 East Division in Ottumwa, Iowa. Upon arrival, officers found the following person suffering from multiple stab wounds: Andy Madren 1127 East Division Street Ottumwa, Iowa 34 years old Madren was transported by ambulance to the Ottumwa...
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OTTUMWA—The Evans seventh and eighth grade choirs will be joining forces with the Ottumwa High School Preludes and Meistersingers for their fall concert. Students will perform on Thursday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the OHS auditorium. Please note the concert time of 7:30 p.m. – a change to make it possible for our student...
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