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  Central City AMVETS sends holiday cheer to deployed Iowa Guard members   By Laura Drummy  laura@nelsonmediacomoany.com    With tables stacked high with homemade cookies, snack packs …

  Baker fills the gap as SNAP lapses By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   As millions of Americans face uncertainty about their next meal, one baker in Troy Mills is quietly…

  Local Veteran Honors Service through community work By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   When Bob Merritt joined the U.S. Navy in 1969, the small-town Iowa native had neve…

  Fall Banquet to benefit Wapsi Post 421 By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   Only 300 tickets will be sold for the Wapsi Post 421 Fall Banquet, set for Saturday, Nov. 15, 2…

  Uncertain future for Coggon’s Harvest Home   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    After a year of planning, sacrifice and last-minute problem-solving, Harvest Home organi…

  New Hope Church Supper brings community together Nov. 15   By Laura Drummy  laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    New Hope Church in Walker will host its annual church supper Saturday, Nov…

  Inside Look: Walker Fire Department trains for car crash rescues Members of the Walker Fire Department participated in a vehicle extrication training on Oct. 20, to practice rescuing…

  A century of justice: Celebrating 100 years of the Linn County Courthouse By Britt Nielsen, Linn County Communications Specialist  For 100 years, the Linn County Courthouse has stood…

  County launches online food pantry map for residents in need   Linn County residents seeking food assistance can now locate pantry locations online through a single, interactive webs…

  County Road Department receives State Innovation Award   The Linn County Secondary Road Department has received first place in the Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program’s “Build a …

  Linn County offices closed for Veterans Day Most Linn County governmental offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Regular business hours resume on Wed…

  Voters choose new local leaders in Nov. 4 Election   By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    Voters across Linn County cast ballots Nov. 4 in the regularly scheduled city and…

The combined city/school election will be held November 4, 2025. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.–8 p.m. In Linn County, voters will go to their General Election polling locations. A lis…

  Ericson Family Farm opens new on-site store in Coggon   By Laura Drummy  laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    For Zach and Molly Ericson, farming isn’t just about food, it’s about family,…

  Pumpkin paths and haunted lights: A new kind of Halloween at Circle of Ash By Shaely Odean  shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com    Circle of Ash haunted attraction has a new crowd-pleaser …

  North Linn FFA shows appreciation through ‘Feed the Farmers’ event   By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    As combines rolled through the fields of northeast Linn County ea…