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Warren County Historical Society Log Cabin Days Coming in September
The annual Warren County Historical Society Log Cabin Days Parade and Celebration is coming in September. This year the focus will be on the history of railroads in the county and surrounding area and the heritage and legacy they have left behind. The event starts with the parade around the...
Warren County Fair Featuring Shenandoah on Grandstand Stage Tonight
Day three at the Warren County Fair continues today, with the main event of Shenandoah with special guest Confederate Railroad on the grandstand stage this evening. Fair Director Jo Reynolds tells KNIA News VIP tickets are still available to be purchased online and at the gate, however tickets purchased online are cheaper. Reynolds said those with the VIP tickets can park in the pit area with shuttles to the venue, and chairs are permitted.
Just look up: the National Balloon Classic returns
Catch this hot air balloon on the cover of the current issue of dsm magazine. See dozens more this weekend in Indianola. (Photo: Ben Easter) On Friday, when the Olympics start in Paris, a French tradition is coming here. The National Balloon Classic, in and above Indianola though Aug. 3, continues a legacy that brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier launched in 1783 at Versailles with the first human-piloted balloon. (On an earlier flight, the co-pilots were a sheep, a rooster and a duck.)
Indianola students sweep champion titles in Warren County Fair goat show
Showing goats was not an easy feat Thursday. While the 4-H youths did their best to lead their animals and give their best presentations, many goats decided being in the limelight was a good opportunity to lay down, jump around or high kick instead.
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