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ANAMOSA — Jones County is moving forward with a second service pit for its Secondary Roads shop while also accepting a $15,000 state grant toward new roadside vegetation equipment. The…

ANAMOSA — Fidelity Bank & Trust has donated $2,500 to Jones Regional Medical Center to support improvements in health care services and technology at the Anamosa hospital. The contribu…

ANAMOSA — For 38 years, school has come first for Darren Hanna. At the end of this school year, that will change. Hanna announced during Monday’s Anamosa Community School District Boar…

Cameras roll at Anamosa Middle School for Nelson Media Future Ready project By Alli Gracey Journal-Eureka ANAMOSA — The classroom became a film set last Wednesday as Nelson Media camer…

Raider spirit grows at Anamosa athletic events Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Anamosa students aren’t just showing up for their classmates. They’re getting loud. Anamosa Community School Distri…

Instead, Jones County ended the fiscal year with $16,790,234. However, not all of that money is available for general county spending. Hein said approximately $10.6 million of the endi…

ANAMOSA — The Anamosa City Council approved a $10,234.50 repair to a pump at the Rosemary lift station during its Sept. 14 meeting. The council approved the purchase request from MVP t…

ANAMOSA — A $5,000 donation will help the Anamosa Fire Department replace an aging emergency light bar on its command truck. The Anamosa City Council approved a $6,979.15 purchase from…

ANAMOSA — Wet weather is slowing several Jones County road projects, but Secondary Roads crews have a busy slate of construction, paving and patching work planned as conditions improve…

MARTELLE — Heavy rainfall over the weekend strained Martelle’s sanitary sewer system, prompting city officials to ask residents to conserve water while reports of flooded basements and…

Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — The Anamosa City Council approved the purchase of a new pickup truck for the Streets Department during its Sept. 14 meeting. The council voted 5-1 to approve a $4…

  ANAMOSA — The Jones County Solid Waste Management Commission has named Tami Michaud interim director as longtime director Andy Jamison prepares to retire. Jones County Supervisor Joh…

ANAMOSA — The Anamosa City Council approved vacating an unused public utility and drainage easement at Grantwood Plaza during its Sept. 14 meeting. The council unanimously approved Res…

ANAMOSA — Roughly 4,000 people visited the Anamosa swimming pool through paid admission and passes during the 2026 season, according to an update provided to the Anamosa City Council. …

ANAMOSA — Construction on Anamosa’s Third Street sidewalk extension is now expected to begin next spring as the city continues working through easements and final preparations for the …

By Alli Gracey | Journal-Eureka ANAMOSA — For years, Iowa correctional officials have identified air conditioning at Anamosa State Penitentiary as a needed improvement. The money has r…