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‘Beautiful art that is stretching boundaries:’ Hip Hop Orchestra Experience coming to southeast Iowa
Combine classical music with hip hop, throw in a bit of dance, and what do you get?. An audience in southeast Iowa is about to find out. Hip Hop Orchestra Experience will collaborate with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra for a show on Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center.
Fairfield celebrates Earth Day with initiative to promote 'circular solutions'
FAIRFIELD, Iowa — The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. Although Earth Day falls on Monday this year, the Fairfield community got a head start with the Earth Day activities over the weekend that included their spin on this year's theme. The Resilient Action Committee, Maharishi...
Albia places third at Panther Relays
Packwood – Albia picked up several more wins when they competed at the Panther Relays, hosted by Pekin, on April 15. Of the eight wins on the day, six were individual wins and the other two came from winning relay events. Despite the success, Albia ended up placing third with a team score of 142 points. Davis County won the meet with a team score of 181 points and Pekin placed second with 171 points.
Homeowner devastated by tornado 'overwhelmed' by outpour of community aid
SALEM, Iowa — Angela Kruse says their fourth-generation family farm was destroyed in just four minutes when Tuesday’s tornado ripped through Henry County. Looking over the wreckage, Kruse said, "It's more than devastating." Kruse was in their Salem home with her son when the storm hit. Although Kruse...
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