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Season Greetings – Explore west Iowa’s holiday lights

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From Santa Claus to farms, west Iowans enjoy their holiday season. As neighborhoods take holiday light displays to a new level, they’re at a point where they challenge cities’ holiday […]

Shop Iowa offers opportunity to support local businesses online

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‘Tis the season for holiday shopping. Why not consider shopping local? It doesn’t matter where you live, you can find locally-made products or procure what you’re looking for by shopping […]

Rapid City, SD, celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day with parade, powwow

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With the sacred Black Hills embrace, observing Indigenous Peoples Day feels more special this year. Spending the weekend in Rapid City celebrating Native America at the Black Hills Powwow and […]

Cowboy art: Bartlett, Nebraska, honors native son with sculpture garden

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Growing up on a ranch in Nebraska’s Sandhills, it was expected that Herb Mignery would follow in his ancestors’ boots and become a rancher. Mignery had other thoughts. Instead of […]

Up, up and away: National Balloon Classic embraces the sky over Indianola, Iowa

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The central Iowa sky fills with the colors of the rainbow as hot air balloons ascend from outside Indianola, rising high above the horizon. More than 100 hot air balloons […]

Kansas City celebrates ‘normal’ return of Planet Comicon, if there’s such a thing when it comes to pop culture

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Donning their favorite cosplay costumes, fans by the thousands flocked to Planet Comicon 2022. The Kansas City-based pop culture convention didn’t miss a beat with its second gathering in eight […]

Early American space capsule will be on display at KC’s Planet Comicon April 22-24

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A little bit of NASA history finds its way to Planet Comicon in Kansas City April 22-24. Liberty 7, a Mercury capsule piloted by Virgil “Gus” Grissom, is being loaned […]

Play Ball! Dyersville’s Field of Dreams perfect spot to kick off baseball season

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The Boys – and Girls – of Summer are back! Baseball fans around the country will gather at ballparks, sports bars and in front of televisions to watch America’s Pastime […]

Kansas City Caffeine Crawl: Vietnamese coffee shines and how to make your own pour over

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The spotlight would come on, the orchestra would play beautiful melodies and Jackie Nguyen would take the stage, singing and dancing with other cast members of the national touring company […]

Exploring Kansas City, Kansas – From history to tacos

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It may sit in the shadow of its larger sibling across the Missouri River, but make no mistake, Kansas City, Kansas – KCK to locals – is its own town. […]

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