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ANAMOSA — As students return to Anamosa classrooms for the 2026-27 school year, the district is entering the year without four longtime employees who together represented 109 years of …

ANAMOSA — The night before market, bread has a tendency to take over Christina Niehaus’ farmhouse. It spreads beyond the kitchen into the dining room, living room and parlor as Niehaus…

By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Anamosa officials are considering a citywide sidewalk inspection and repair program aimed at addressing years of deterioration while tackling a more complicate…

By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — A February fire at the Anamosa wastewater treatment plant damaged equipment and led to more than $100,000 in blower replacement and repair expenses appearing i…

ANAMOSA — A roughly $800,000 reconstruction project planned for Hamilton Street is expected to address a longtime drainage problem, deteriorating roadway conditions and sidewalks, with…

ANAMOSA — As participation in youth athletics continues to keep Anamosa’s ball fields busy throughout the summer, Parks and Recreation Director Marshall Weber says future improvements …

ANAMOSA — Anamosa firefighters have been outfitted with new protective gear following a planned equipment purchase included in the city’s current budget. Recent city bills include $34,…

Jones County is working to extend the life of decades-old drainage pipes beneath county roads as crews continue a pipe-lining project on County Road E29 and prepare to move to E28. Jon…

By Alli Gracey  ANAMOSA — Before Sean Smith worried about perfect swings, proper grips or lower scores, golf was simply a way to spend a summer day with his mom. Smith started golfing …

Farmers in Jones and Linn counties dealing with crop damage from last week’s severe storms will have an opportunity to hear from agricultural specialists during a public meeting Tuesda…

By Liv Dennis For more than three decades, giant pumpkins have been bringing thousands of people to downtown Anamosa each fall. That tradition will continue Saturday, Oct. 3, when Anam…

By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Before the first class begins, a bus driver is already greeting students by name. At lunchtime, hundreds of meals have been prepared and are ready to serve. Th…

The schools hidden in plain sight: Jones County’s rural schoolhouses live on By Alli Gracey They sit along country roads, tucked between farm fields and hidden beneath decades of addit…

By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Friday night, Shantel Bildstein wasn’t sure what came next. Hours earlier, the Aug. 7 storm had torn through the flower gardens at Hickory Grove Homestead, sna…

By Alli Gracey | Journal-Eureka JONES COUNTY — Work is underway to replace a bridge on 120th Street east of the Jones County Secondary Roads Department as county officials continue eff…

By Alli Gracey | Journal-Eureka JONES COUNTY — Construction on the long-awaited replacement of the Landis Road Bridge is expected to begin around Aug. 31, weather permitting, marking t…