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Library Summer Reading Challenge winners announced
The Moravia Public Library Summer Reading Challenge was a hit this year. We had a lot of readers from all age groups participate. We had three different logs. Groups were birth to 5th grade, 6th - 12th grade, and ages 18 and up. The birth through 5th and 6th - 12th all had to mark their logs each time they read for 20 minutes. They got to fill out an extra circle for completing fun activities listed on the log. The youngest group received a small prize out of our library prize basket each time they completed a row worth two hours of reading time. The 18 and up had to mark a circle for each hour of reading completed. They also had a section for activities to earn extra entries. The Friends of the Library donated all the prizes for the drawings, and the small prize basket had prizes donated from Elliott’s General Store, Iowa Trust & Saving Bank, and Dollar Tree. Here’s our list of prize winners. They have all been contacted and can pick up prizes any time the library is open.
A 2nd stage for Miss Moravia contest, musical groups
A major new feature of the 119th Moravia Fall Festival will be the addition of a second stage. Due to conflicts for spacing between groups on the Community Building stage, this year the committee is renting a 16’x20’ portion of the Centerville Pancake Day stage to accommodate several activities. On Saturday afternoon, after the Big Parade, the Miss Moravia contest will take place at this new location.
Local country music artist passes away after fight with cancer
(CAMDEN POINT, Mo.) A local country music artist has passed away after a fight with cancer. Matt Snook fought kidney cancer for nearly a year and this week, he passed at the age of 51. Here is the obituary written in his honor:. Matthew Derek Snook, 51, of Camden Point,...
Two displaced from apartment fire in Ottumwa
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Two tenants were displaced from their apartment after an appliance caused a fire there on Thursday evening. Firefighters responded to the fire at an apartment building in the 300 block of East Park Avenue at around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. When crews arrived, they said the...
This Is When Illinois And Wisconsin Will Get The First Frost This Year
Fall is right on our doorstep. Kids are heading back to school, Spirit Halloween stores are opening for the season, and we're less than a month away from Labor Day. The yearly August argument is strong on social media right now. Some hang on to pool season and embrace the Dog Days of Summer. Others jump right into Spooky Season and all things pumpkin.
Candy Sold at Major Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin Retailers Under Urgent Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of nearly two dozen candies and snacks sold at major retailers; ones that are very prominent in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. This is an urgent recall, for the products in question can cause serious illness, and in rare cases, death.
60th Cookout Contest Highlights Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair
(Des Moines) Tuesday, August 13th, was Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair, and it wasn’t hard to find the Farm Bureau Park. The Iowa Farm Bureau hosted its 60th Annual Cookout Contest, and the smells carried on the wind across the entire fairgrounds. Brent Johnson, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, says the contest was full of delicious food from 50 of the state’s best outdoor cooks.
Iowan Grant Gillon returns to 'MasterChef,' this time as a judge alongside Gordon Ramsay
It seems like only yesterday that Grant Gillon won Season 13 of “MasterChef,” but this September marks a year since the Altoona native who graduated from the University of Iowa went from amateur chef to beating out 39 contestants and winning $250,000 on the reality show. ...
Iowa proposes summer grocery boxes as alternative to direct cash payments for low-income families
Iowa on Thursday proposed an alternative program to address child hunger during next year’s summer break, a plan that the state says can leverage existing community-driven infrastructure and prioritize nutrition, but critics say takes resources and agency away from low-income families.
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