The 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series will continue on Saturday, July 23. The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for three proposed bridge replacement projects on Iowa 2 east of I-29. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2024.
Rural Sociology Bulletin STR 1063 Inflation is a bigger problem for rural households than for those living in cities, according to a new report from the Iowa Small Towns Project at Iowa State University.
Peru State athletic director Wayne Albury recently announced that Taylor Finke (Battle Creek) of the women’s golf team and Creyton Nisly (Hutchison, Kansas) of the men’s bowling team earned June Bobcat Athletes of the Month honors.
Do you ever have a day in your life when you really just don’t want to get out of bed? Maybe – just maybe, if you don’t acknowledge something has happened – it hasn’t? Well, that was the dilemma facing me last Saturday. Maybe, if I didn’t go to Dale Vanderford, Jr.’s funeral service, I could try to be lieve he was still the strong, enthusiastic for life – and his beloved community, all around nice guy he has always been, and still with us.
The Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program is currently accepting applications for the 2023 program. Eligible communities are those with populations of fewer than 10,000 residents, existing transportation-related issues, and a committee of volunteers willing to dedicate their time and talent to the visioning process. Only communities located within one mile of a state or federal highway will be selected.
Earlier this summer Peru State volleyball head coach Madison Kindle signed Olivia Gordon for the upcoming 2022 season. She is from Oskaloosa, Iowa and went to Oskaloosa High School. Gordon will also be a member of the Bobcat softball team.
Earlier this spring Peru State head volleyball coach Madison Kindle signed Tanayah Gray for the upcoming 2022 season. Gray is from Hemet, California and attended San Jacinto High School.
Earlier this spring Peru State women’s basketball coach Ian Holleran signed Calista Perkins for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Perkins is from Omaha, Nebraska and attended Omaha Central High School. Perkins is the daughter of Cedric and Angel Perkins.
A big first inning powered Exira-EHK past the Sidney softball team, 11-1, in postseason action. Mia Foster had the lone hit for Sidney.