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East Central Iowa News

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

News from August 2021

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Live Music by Cedar County Cobras on August 19

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Live music and local food trucks return to the Leonard Grimes Memorial Amphitheater this summer at the Grimes Farm.

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Back to School Breakfast Snacks on August 26

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Stop by and pick up some FREE breakfast snacks! Sponsored by the Ankeny Student Activities Department.

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More Than a Mural

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

A few hours each evening in July, community volunteers and Grinnell College students joined together in downtown Grinnell to paint a mural on the south side of the McNally’s Food Store building.

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Kayak at Diamond Lake on August 19

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

Kayak at Diamond Lake is brought to you by the Powesheik County Reservation from 6-8pm.

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Jasper County Museum Brown Bag Lunch and Learn on Sept. 08

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

The subject matter will be different each month.

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Osky Native Brings Betsey’s to Iowa

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

In March 2020, the world came to a halt as the uncertainty of Covid-19 shut down retail, restaurants, and small and large businesses around the globe.

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IVCCD Board Report – August 11 Meeting

By Press release submission | Aug 15, 2021

The Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors learned about the District’s plans to address COVID-19 for the upcoming academic year.

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East Central Iowa News area weekly mass times

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

The following parishes in the East Central Iowa News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 69.7 percent of people in Middle Amana were old enough to vote in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 778 citizens living in Middle Amana in 2019, 542 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Parnell identified as multi-racial in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 14, 2021

Of the 221 citizens living in Parnell in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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VA reports decrease of July appointments scheduled at VA Central Iowa HCS health facility in Marshalltown

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

The VA Central Iowa Health Care System, subsidiary 636GD in Marshalltown, Iowa scheduled 524 pending appointments in July compared to 529 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: 72.6 percent of people in Melbourne were old enough to vote in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

Of the 843 citizens living in Melbourne in 2019, 612 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Owasa identified as multi-racial in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 13, 2021

All 22 citizens living in Owasa in 2019 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 85.4 percent of people in Martinsburg were old enough to vote in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 12, 2021

Of the 89 citizens living in Martinsburg in 2019, 76 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Oskaloosa identified as multi-racial in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 12, 2021

Of the 11,511 citizens living in Oskaloosa in 2019, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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How many patents granted in Marshalltown in week ending June 27?

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 12, 2021

There were three patents granted in Marshalltown in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Census Bureau: 74.6 percent of people in Marengo were old enough to vote in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 11, 2021

Of the 2,483 citizens living in Marengo in 2019, 1,851 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Ollie identified as multi-racial in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 11, 2021

All 207 citizens living in Ollie in 2019 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Oakland Acres identified as multi-racial in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 10, 2021

Of the 138 citizens living in Oakland Acres in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 82.1 percent of people in Malcom were old enough to vote in 2019

By East Central Iowa News | Aug 10, 2021

Of the 262 citizens living in Malcom in 2019, 215 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.