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  Walker Memorial Walk honors 12 local service members   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com Community members of all ages gathered on Sunday to remember the lives of 12 loca…

  Breaking silence in the fields Suicide Prevention Month underscores unique risks for farmers and resources to save lives   By Laura Drummy  Laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    September …

  Pumpkins and Pirates: Bart’s Farm raises funds for Alburnett Preschool   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   Alburnett Elementary School partnered with Bart’s Farm to fun…

  Coggon Fire Department hosts annual Fall Supper Oct. 4   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   A hearty meal on an October evening will do more than bring neighbors togethe…

  Around Town in Central City: Mills Grove Cemetery By Donna Falcon for the Linn News It was October 26, 1874. Julia and Wallace Mills of Paris, IA, sat down to sign a legal document b…

  Red Cedar Chamber Music to perform in Center Point   Red Cedar Chamber Music will perform “Global Consortium” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at the Center Point Public Library. The progr…

  Center Point Historical Society, Friends of Library plan harvest potluck and program The Center Point Historical Society and Friends of the Center Point Library will host a harvest p…

  Indian Creek Watershed receives DNR grant for educational awareness   The Indian Creek Watershed Management Authority has received an Iowa Department of Natural Resources grant to ex…

  CPU FFA Livestock Judging Team earns 8th at state contest   By Addyson Sweeney and Audrey Seiler, CPU FFA   Three Center Point-Urbana FFA members competed at the State Livestock Judg…

  ISU Extension sets mushroom foraging program Oct. 1   HIAWATHA   Linn County residents are invited to take part in a fun and educational program on safe mushroom foraging on Wednesda…

  National awards highlight County’s financial reporting   Linn County has received national recognition for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Asso…

  Pinicon Ridge Park debuts new mountain bike trails Gravity trails with jumps, drops and high-speed features   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany.com   A new network of mountai…

  Kotz brings Iowa’s ‘Rogues and Heroes’ to Central City Library   By Laura Drummy laura@nelsonmediacompany.com    Iowa historical fiction author Ann Hanigan Kotz brought a mix of stor…

  Central City seeks $1.4M grant for pedestrian bridge project Council reviews equipment repairs, water tower work and fall community events   By Shaely Odean shaely@nelsonmediacompany…

  AROUND TOWN IN CENTRAL CITY Houses That Were Once Businesses By Donna Falcon for the Linn News Author note: There are various residential locations in Central City that one may drive…