Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

From Decorah News: “Luther College is cancelling the in-person observance of Homecoming scheduled for October 9th, 10th and 11th.” I’m posting this because this is the first fall event I know of — that is, not your typical summertime celebrations, … Continue reading →

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🙁 #BREAKING: The Iowa State Fair will not be held in 2020 because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The Iowa State Fair board made the decision in a live vote during Wednesday’s board meeting. https://t.co/PUKb7TYDo2 — Des Moines … Continue reading →

Announced Tuesday. 🙁 It is with heavy heart that the Citizens of Reinbeck 4th of July Committee and Reinbeck City Council have jointly decided not to have this years July 4th festivities. UPDATE: Dysart cancelled last week.

The Centerville Daily Iowegian, Pella Chronicle, and Knoxville News-Sentinel, all of which have been around for about a century and a half, have become victims of the coronavirus. The first, which stopped publishing a Monday paper 14 months ago and stopped … Continue reading →

The pandemic has claimed Cronk’s Cafe. The Denison restaurant started in 1929, the WHO-TV story says. That would mean it opened right when US 30 was paved in Crawford County. The cafe is located where the north-south route intersected 30 … Continue reading →

The coronavirus is starting to wipe out small-town summer festivals. KCHA Radio reported last week that New Hampton’s summer celebration, Heartland Days, scheduled for June 12-13, will not be held. I’m posting this because it is the first festival of … Continue reading →

From last week, heard on KXEL, in Jeff Stein’s “Iowa Almanac”. Go to near the top of the April archives to hear more about these two events: On April 9, 1913, the Iowa Highway Commission became a state agency separate … Continue reading →

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🙁 WOWT: Hamburg’s Main Street set for major demolition

Challenge accepted. “Learning these facts has been my job for over half my life. Much to my family’s dismay, I never missed a historic marker,” said Rundlett.