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She discovered an eye-opening coffee on RAGBRAI. Now she owns a coffee shop in Mediapolis.
In the final stretch of this year's Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, cyclists will pass through Mediapolis, a small town north of Burlington. In the middle of town, near the intersection of Main and North Orchard streets, sits Jilly's Coffee & Cakes, a locally owned shop with a special connection to the ride. Owner and operator Jill Rohr had been baking for friends and family since high school and working in commercial kitchens for almost...
Nonprofit Transforms Summer Fun Across the Region with New Aquatics Center in Aledo
The Looser-Flake Foundation has committed $250,000 over the next five years to the Aledo Park District to support the construction of the Aledo Aquatics Center. The Mercer County Family YMCA will manage and staff the new facility. The aquatics center will be an accessible and affordable community resource located in Aledo at the old Farmer’s Grain and Coal property. The aquatic center includes a bathhouse, zero-depth pool, diving board, splash pad with mini-slides, and more in addition to the 40,000-square-foot pool.
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