✋ A High 5 for 5 Good Things Goin’ ’Round Town There’s a whole lot of good tucked into the calendar this week ~ from helping save lives to tagging butterflies, making music and celebrating local creativity. Here are five things worth a High 5. 1. Waukon rolls up its sleeves today ❤️ The Waukon…

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA ~ Somewhere in Cedar Falls, a child is about to be handed a job that some of us book lovers have been preparing for our entire lives. Librarian. Well… librarian for an afternoon. Cedar Falls Public Library is bringing back its Kid Librarian program beginning September 1, giving children an opportunity to…

REINBECK, IOWA ~ Sunday morning worship at Reinbeck Community Church came with a little something extra this week. And apparently it required sprinkles. On Sunday, August 30, the morning began where Sundays at church usually do ~ with worship, learning and time together. Children gathered at the front of the church for their lesson during…

Decorah Turns Pictionary Into an Art Fundraiser~ When raising money for the arts involves trying to figure out what somebody just scribbled on a board. DECORAH, IOWA ~ There are plenty of ways to raise money. Bake sales. Silent auctions. Benefit dinners. And then there’s Decorah, where apparently somebody looked at a game of Pictionary…

There are only so many summer Saturdays left. And if you’ve been thinking you need to slow down, get outside and enjoy one of them before fall comes knocking, there’s a pretty good reason to head toward Cresco this morning. Tailwind Acres is opening its farm for U~Pick Flowers today, Saturday, August 29, from 8:00…

DECORAH, IOWA ~ There may be a little mystery brewing upstairs in downtown Decorah Saturday morning. Minnesota author William Kent Krueger is coming to Decorah on Saturday, August 29, for a morning celebrating the release of his newest Cork O’Connor mystery, God’s Country. The free event begins at 11 a.m. in the upstairs event room…

DECORAH, IOWA ~ Cruise nights usually bring to mind polished chrome, rumbling engines and somebody leaning over an open hood saying, “Now this right here…” Friday night in Decorah may sound a little different. A regional EV Cruise~In is being held Friday, August 28, from 6~8 p.m. at Toppling Goliath Brewery, bringing electric~vehicle owners and…

WAUKON, IOWA ~ Looking for something to do over the lunch hour today? The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging is bringing its Health & Wellness 365 program to the Waukon Wellness Center today, Tuesday, August 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The free monthly program gives older adults an opportunity to gather, visit…

There’s plenty of good happening around us ~ sometimes we just have to slow down long enough to notice it. ❤️ Here are five good things worth a High 5 this week! ✋ 1. Allamakee County’s Hannah Hagen Crowned Iowa Dairy Princess Here’s something worth celebrating close to home! 18-year-old Hannah Hagen of Waterville was…

Viroqua’s free community supper welcomes everyone Monday evening Sometimes community looks like a big event. Sometimes it looks like a parade, a fundraiser or a packed gymnasium. And sometimes it looks like a sloppy joe, a cup of coffee and an empty chair waiting for somebody to sit down. On Monday, August 24, Good Shepherd…

Waukon’s Fly~In Breakfast brought pancakes, planes and neighbors together There are breakfasts. And then there are breakfasts where somebody may land an airplane before sitting down to eat. That was the scene Sunday morning, August 23, at the Waukon Municipal Airport, where pilots, families and community members gathered for the annual Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast. From 7:30…

A summer thank~you to Decorah’s Kids Lunch Club volunteers and supporters Summer has a way of looking carefree from the outside. Long days. Swimming pools. Bikes leaning in the grass. Kids running from one adventure to the next. But for some families, summer can also bring a very practical worry: What happens to the meals…

A Haircut for a Story: Dubuque Barber Turned the Chair Into a Reading Spot Worth pulling back out of the bucket! Back in August 2015, Dubuque barber Courtney Holmes found a pretty wonderful way to help children head back to school looking sharp, and reading a little stronger, too. During the second annual Back to…

✋ A High 5 for 5 Good Things Goin’ ’Round Town Sometimes the good news isn’t loud. Sometimes it looks like a backpack ready for the first day of school, a new doctor coming to town, a park being given new life, neighbors gathering together, or a young person discovering just how much they’re capable…

Waukon Corn Days brought a little bit of everything ’round town~ familiar faces, parade entries, tractors, classic cars, kids gathering candy, sidewalk conversations and plenty of small-town moments worth remembering. Word ’Round Town wandered through downtown with the camera in hand, catching the people and pieces of the day that made Corn Days feel like…

LANSING, Iowa ~ Music, worship, family fun and a good cause will come together in Northeast Iowa this September when Worship in the Valley returns to Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing. The 2026 event is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, with Christian music duo Caleb & John set to take the stage at 7:00…

Phillies Top Twins 7-1 as Field of Dreams Welcomes Major League Baseball Back to Iowa DYERSVILLE, IOWA ~ There are baseball fields. And then there is a baseball field surrounded by rows and rows of Iowa corn, where for one summer evening the lights come on, thousands gather and Major League Baseball feels just a…

Corn Days, hometown pride, rural healthcare honors, a handmade gift, and 1,776 pork chops Sometimes good news arrives with a parade. Sometimes it comes wrapped in a handmade quilt. And sometimes, because this is Iowa after all, it comes on a stick. Here are five good things worth a little High Five this week around…

Martha Dunlevy Peters returns to the former Allamakee Journal office as Lansing readers turn out for Lansing Locals By Deliverance HopeWord ’Round Town Readers wait during the Fish Days signing of Lansing Locals, held inside the former Allamakee Journal building in Lansing. Photo: Deliverance Hope / Word ’Round Town. A short time later, the scene…

From Wild to Home: A New Chapter Begins for Mustangs in Waterloo Inside a BLM Wild Horse and Burro adoption event, where adopters, trainers, volunteers~ and one very nosey mustang~ came together around second chances. By Deliverance Hope | Word ’Round Town There is something different about standing only a few feet away from a…

A High Five For Five Good Things Going ’Round Town Music, Movies, Creativity and Community Fun Across Northeast Iowa By Deliverance HopeWord ’Round Town There is always something good happening nearby, even when it does not make the biggest headlines. From an original local film and an evening of music beneath the open sky to…

New Decorah Short Film Celebrates Foraging, Friendship and Food From the Forest By Deliverance HopeWord ’Round Town Some treasures are found in stores. Others are discovered beneath a canopy of trees, tucked among fallen leaves and waiting quietly on the forest floor. A new locally created short film will invite Northeast Iowa viewers to step…

LOOK WHAT I FOUND WHILE HORSIN’ AROUND! AI-generated illustration created for Word ’Round Town. Not a photograph of animals available at the event. The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program will be bringing adoptable animals to Waterloo, Iowa. For families, experienced horse owners, and animal lovers who have ever wondered about adopting…