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The Loren Hollister American Legion Post 496 meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Mapleton (located at 211 S. 1st Street). The next meeting will be held on …
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By Jenna Comes
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9/7/23
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Community blood drives are important because LifeServe Blood Center is a community based blood center.
“ We supply blood products to 161 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska and South …
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By Jenna Comes
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9/7/23
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The Fisher Whiting Memorial Library in Mapleton was an extremely busy place this summer as it hosted the summer reading program. Every Friday during the month of June there was program with a …
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By Jenna Comes
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9/7/23
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Thirteen members toured the February/March issue ’ s Prettiest Farm in Iowa for Our Iowa magazine on July 29. Ron and Nancy Bowman ’ s Coon Rapids farm place is beyond what most farm …
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8/31/23
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Rochelle Maynard of Castana has earned her Doctorate of Education from Ball State University.
She is the daughter of Rick and Marcene McBride of Danbury. Rochelle and her husband, Matt , have …
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8/31/23
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Grimsley-Thayer Post 502, American Legion, kicked-off a new program to support Veterans. The mission of ‘ Operation Veteran Recognition ’ (Op Vet-Rec) is to recognize all military …
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8/31/23
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8/31/23
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Movies are once again showing on the big screen at the Iowa Theater in Onawa.
Unfortunately, the theater hasn ’ t showed a movie since March 2020 when it closed due to COVID and it ’ …
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By Jenna Comes
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8/31/23
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College education can be expensive. The Ortner Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit organization that annually awards post-secondary education scholarships to graduating students.
It was …
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By Jenna Comes
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8/24/23
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The Danbury Corn Days Committee, with lots of help from volunteers, has been preparing the town for Corn Days. Windows have been decorated. Cornstalks have been put up. They are ready for the events …
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8/24/23
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Schools in the area started the 2023-2024 school year on Wednesday, Aug. 23.
There are a number of new faces in all three school districts. Read about the new teachers on page 5 and 8.
The …
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By Jenna Comes
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8/24/23
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The Museum of American History, at the southeast corner of the Mapleton City Park, will be open Sunday and Labor Day Monday. As always, there is no admission fee and everyone is welcome. The museum …
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8/24/23
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Earlier this year the Charter Oak Public Library received notice that they had been chosen to be part of Iowa Total Care ’ s 100 Libraries in Iowa Literacy Program , a literacy program being …
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8/24/23
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By Jenna Comes
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8/18/23
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Ute Fun Days 2023, an annual celebration sponsored by the Ute Community Club, will start on Friday, Aug. 18. St. Paul ’ s Lutheran Church will kickoff their 125th Celebration was the opening of …
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8/18/23
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Mistaya Hoefling is the new K-8 principal in Anthon as the 2023-2024 school year gets underway on Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Ms. Hoefling graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a …
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8/18/23
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I am very happy to announce that Alex Ehlers will be taking over the duties as Mapleton Police Chief as of Sept. 1, 2023. Alex has been with our department as a part-time officer for five years. Alex …
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8/18/23
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The Loess Hills Garden Club visited the Rex and Deb Morgan ’ s gardens on July 8 . They had a beautiful tiered flower area below their house, as well as a well-tended vegetable garden. The …
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8/18/23
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On Wednesday, August 2, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds had a round table discussion at Graceful Grind Coffeehouse. The discussion was hosted by the Iowa West Coast Initiative. Those in attendance about …
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8/11/23
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In recent years, Mapleton has been known for their holiday celebrations, from the Easter Egg Hunt, 4th of July Celebration, Halloween and Home for the Holidays/Santa ’ s Village.
The …
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8/11/23
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Surprises can be a lot of fun. Surprise birthday parties, discovering you get more for your money in stores, having a family member or friend just randomly drop in to say, “ Hi. ” Yes, …
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8/11/23
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The NFCA is honored to unveil the Wade J. Bruggeman Memorial Scholarship for High School Coaches. This brand-new educational scholarship will be awarded to a high school coach and is open to NFCA …
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8/11/23
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The board of the Loess Hills Visitor Center and Gift Shop in Moorhead is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it is housed in a historic building.
On March 30, 1998, the old Cover School, …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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8/9/23
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Erlbacher family during an event at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1. The award presentation will take …
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8/3/23
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