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Midwest Old Threshers gets grant to help during COVID-19 The Hawk Eye MOUNT PLEASANT — Midwest Old Threshers has been awarded nearly $77,000 in grant funding from the Iowa Arts and Culture Recovery Program.  Old Threshers will use the money to support the financial operations of the association, which has taken a direct hit as a result of the loss of revenue from canceling events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Kim Reynolds allocated the funding, made possible by the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, on Dec. 2.  The department launched the Iowa Arts an...

UP & OUT Today Fort Madison Public Library, 1920 Avenue E, Christmas Ornament Workshop is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mount Pleasant Festival of Lights is open from 5:30 to 9 p.m. every night through New Year's Eve. Use the South Walnut Street entrance to the Old Threshers Campground.  Players Workshop will post a Countdown to Christmas video by local performers at 7 p.m. on the Players Workshop Facebook page. Several entertaining videos have been posted.  Friday Players Workshop will post a Countdown to Christmas video by local performers at 7 p.m. on the Players Workshop Facebook page. Severa...