Volunteers at Ledges will clear out invasive species Iowans are invited to lend a hand at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ annual statewide Volunteer Day on Saturday, Sept. 23. Several parks and forests across the state will host volunteer events to help spruce up trails, buildings and other park amenities. “Iowa state parks are beloved places for many Iowans,…
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Local family shares their grief to build suicide awareness
In 2022, 49,449 people took their own lives, an increase of more than 2.5 percent from 2021. September is National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, but one local family is using their voices, year round, to help remove the stigmas surrounding mental health and suicide and to encourage everyone to take on some of the hardest conversations of their lives. This,…
Read MoreJefferson added to Art Harvest Tour
Local artists will create art in a studio setting A quartet of local artists are participating for the first time in the 9th annual Art Harvest Tour, presented by Art on the Prairie, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24. From 10 am to 5 pm both days, artists Jolene Peters, Curt Nelson and Kevin Shea will be at Art on the…
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