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Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Burlington, Iowa · Burlington

Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) employees and family members recently met in Burlington, IA, the railroad's home base, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company's founding in 1985.See the Story

News Bits: Town Hall, Rappellers, Cartoons and Hoboes

Grande-Synthe · Grande-Synthe

News Bits: Town Hall, Rappellers, Cartoons and Hoboes

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TENANT LANDLORD TOWN HALL See the Story

Prep softball: Mediapolis completes season sweep of West Burlington-Notre Dame

Notre Dame · Mediapolis

Prep softball: Mediapolis completes season sweep of West Burlington-Notre Dame

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MEDIAPOLIS — The Mediapolis High School softball team completed the season sweep against West Burlington-Notre Dame in impressive fashion.Read Article

Davis to celebrate 90th birthday

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Joyce Mehaffy Wagner Davis will celebrate her 90th birthday with a party from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Trax Party Room in the FunCity Resort, 3001 Winegard Drive.Burlington, Iowa · Burlington Read Article

Owner mulls future plans for Musician’s Pro Shop

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On May 22, a fire of unknown origin ravaged the Musician’s Pro Shop at Burlington’s Eighth and Maple Streets, destroying merchandise and gutting the practice and sales rooms that served area musicians ever since the late Joel Kipp opened the…Music · Burlington Read Article

Grassroots effort underway to get changes to Des Moines County wind ordinance

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Des Moines County NO! CWECS group organized quickly this spring when it came to light that some of their neighbors had signed lease agreements with Big River Wind – AES to make way for the construction of commercial wind energy…Des Moines County · Des Moines County Read Article

Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (NAEC)

Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (NAEC) Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/10/2025Burlington, Iowa · Burlington Read Article

Prep softball: Mediapolis takes two from Davis County

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MEDIAPOLIS — The Mediapolis High School softball team closed its regular season in style, sweeping perennial power Davis County, 4-3 and 6-4 on Tuesday at the Mediapolis Athletic Complex.Mediapolis · Mediapolis Read Article

Prep baseball: Fifth-ranked Mediapolis shuts down West Liberty

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MEDIAPOLIS — The Mediapolis High School baseball team took the first step on a path it hopes will lead to Merchants Park in Carroll in two weeks.Baseball · Mediapolis Read Article

Meet the 2025 DMC Fair Queen candidates

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Local girls will strive to be named the Des Moines County Fair Queen, and the winner will be crowned by 2024 Queen Allison Nalley at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, in the SCC Agri Sports Arena.Burlington, Iowa · Burlington Read Article

2025 Snake Alley Festival of Film to share spotlight with local and global filmmakers

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Since the birth of cinema in the 1890s, the experience of seeing a film on the big screen has been an immersive and entertaining experience like no other.Burlington, Iowa · Burlington Read Article

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