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Latest Talk Of The Town Stories
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🐾 Five Years, Four Paws… and a Whole Lot of Hometown Heart! ❤️
From a Devastating Fire to a Fifth Anniversary ~ Waukon’s Paws Up Pet Supplies Has a Story Worth Celebrating! WAUKON, IOWA ~ If you’ve ever shared your home with a dog or cat, you probably know one thing for certain. They have a funny way of becoming the boss of the household! The dog thinks…
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From an Elgin Farm to Teaching Future Veterinarians: A Northeast Iowa Story Worth Celebrating! 🐾❤️
ELGIN & CALMAR, IOWA ~ Sometimes the dreams that begin on a little family farm grow into something much bigger than we ever imagined. And for Northeast Iowa native Jacob Leuchtenmacher, a childhood interest in animals has grown into a career that’s not only helping care for them but also helping prepare the next generation…
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✨ Many Hands Make Light Work
A New Hampton Holiday Tradition Is Getting Ready to Shine Again NEW HAMPTON, IOWA ~ It may only be October, but in one Northeast Iowa community, preparations are already beginning for a little Christmas magic. And behind those twinkling lights is something that makes the season even more special. Neighbors lending a helping hand. Each…
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⚾ Community Steps Up for the Kids
Local Organizations Invest $65,000 in Waverly’s Youth Ball Fields WAVERLY, IOWA ~ Sometimes the biggest victories don’t happen during the game. Sometimes they happen long before the first pitch is ever thrown. Several Waverly organizations have joined together to help improve the Cedar River Ball Diamonds, making an investment that will benefit young athletes and…
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❤️ Before the Snowflakes Fall… 250 Little Ones Need a Little Warmth
Northeast Iowa Neighbors Come Together Through Warm Wishes WAVERLY, IOWA ~ There’s something about an Iowa winter that makes a warm coat feel like more than just another piece of clothing. For a child, it means being able to run outside, play in the snow, walk to school and enjoy the season without worrying quite…
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They Didn’t Just Rename a 50~Year Tradition ~ They Asked the Community What Should Come Next
ELKADER, IOWA ~ After 50 years, it would have been pretty easy to change the name on the sign, print some new flyers and call it good. But that’s not quite what happened at Osborne. For decades, families headed to Osborne Visitor Welcome Center and the surrounding Osborne Park each fall for Heritage Days ~…
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63 Quilts, Countless Stitches ~ and a Whole Lot of Heart
WAUKON, IOWA ~ Somewhere, a person may soon pull a handmade quilt across their lap without ever knowing the women whose hands helped make it. They may be a veteran receiving care in Iowa City. A patient at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Someone experiencing homelessness in Des Moines. Or perhaps an older neighbor settling…
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God Had Another Route Planned ‘Fer’ Me
Well now… I almost became a mail carrier. Yep. Almost. For a little while there, I truly thought delivering mail might be the next road I was supposed to travel~ one that would help support my gifts. It sounded steady. Respectable. Useful. Folks always need their mail delivered, after all. There was just one small…
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Outnumbered Over Coffee
Overheard at the Coffee Shop Every morning, three farmers met at the same corner table in the same coffee shop. Hank raised beef cattle. Roy grew corn. And Lester came from a lifelong Iowa pig-farming family. Their farms had been passed down through generations, along with equipment, habits, opinions, and the firm belief that nobody…