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An Iowa Donut Shop is One of the 10 Best in the Country for 2024
USA Today has released more results from its '10Best Readers' Choice Awards' for 2024, and we're happy to report that another Iowa business has been recognized!. Coming in at number five on USA Today's list of the best donut shops across the country is a place called The Bakery Unlimited in Winterset! The article reads:
North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Reynolds was set to speak on Iowa’s child labor laws faces $65,000 in federal child labor fines
A North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Kim Reynolds was scheduled to hold a news conference about Iowa’s child labor laws is facing tens of thousands of dollars in federal child labor fines. Reynolds was scheduled to speak at Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry on Pacha Parkway last Monday, but...
Maxwell's only grocery store closes its doors after 6 decades of service
MAXWELL, Iowa — Logsdon's Grocery, the only grocery store in Maxwell, about 15 miles south of Nevada, closed down Saturday after six decades of service. With the closure, residents will have to travel to Nevada to reach the next closest full grocery store, or visit Maxwell's Dollar General. Jay...
Two Eastern Iowa Women Both Win Top Prizes In Scratch Off Games
I really want to win the lottery one of these days. Even if it's a simple $5. It just sounds like the excited I need and you probably need too. Two women in Iowa not only have the feeling of winning money from the Iowa Lottery but the feeling of winning a lot of money.
One Iowan is Traveling to All 99 Counties in Search of the Best Pork Tenderloin
The pork tenderloin sandwich is so distinctly Iowa. It's tough to find the equivalent even in other nearby states like Illinois and Wisconsin. While you don't have to go very far to find a delicious tenderloin sandwich, where do you go to find the best?. That's the self-made mission of...
Eastern Iowans Name Their Favorite Area Food Trucks
Now that summer is here, it's the perfect time to celebrate all the awesome food trucks that we have here in Eastern Iowa! Here are some of my favorites, as well as recommendations from members of the Cedar Rapids Area Support Local Group Facebook page:. Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza.
This Iowan forged through fear while camping and found love. Then she faced another one.
Editor's note: Nicole Schrader first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Travel." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which community members work with Register journalists to tell true, first-person stories live on stage. An edited version appears below. There are two kinds of people who...
Fred Grady's Love Boat: Iowa Time Machine June 29, 1948
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 29, 1948, actor Fred Grandy was born in Sioux City. Grandy gained national fame for his portrayal of the character “Gopher” on the popular television program “Love Boat” and went on to represent Iowa in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995.
Scenic Byway’s 2024 Bale Trail begins July 1
Please join the Pathfinders organization for the 2024 Historic Hills Scenic Byway Bale Trail, as participants construct clever art sculptures with hay, straw, and corn stalk bales. Get creative and build a bale sculpture or scarecrow at your school, church, business, or residence and show your pride in our agricultural communities in Southeastern Iowa.
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