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Burlington Municipal Band free concert is 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the bandshell in Crapo Park, 2600 Madison Ave. This will be the Teddy Bear concert. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. To learn more, visit muniband.org. Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license as part of the Iowa Department
At one time or another, Marvin was on just about every committee and board in Mount Pleasant: Henry County Health Center, Two Rivers Bank, Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant Rec Center, Junior Achievement, Old Threshers, baseball and softball.
The Argyle teen has been operating steam engines since the age of 8, but this year she decided to expand her horizons.
Bob Saar for The Hawk Eye The Mark Twain Zephyr was one of the premier trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad when it was put into service on Oct. 25, 1935. Its lustrous stainless-steel design made it clear the shovel-nose locomotive was new and modern. Named after author Mark Twain, the train ran between Burlington and St. Louis through Hannibal, Missouri, Twain's hometown. Built by the Budd Co., locomotive No. 9903 was named Injun Joe, the bad guy in Twain's seminal novel, "Tom Sawyer." Likewise, the three cars were named after Twain characters: Becky Thatcher, Tom Sawyer and...
Local arts venues get Iowa Cultural Affairs grants The Hawk Eye Players Workshop and Mount Pleasant's Midwest Old Threshers are among local arts and entertainment venues, organizations and individuals getting grants to help them recover from months of lost revenue due to COVID-19. The Iowa Arts & Cultural Recovery Program, administered through the Iowa Arts Council and the State Historical Society of Iowa, is an extension of the Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund. Players Workshop plans to use their $9,200 grant to help with utilities, snow removal and other necessities. Midwest ...