ARTS COURT STREET DANCE BRINGS MUSIC, ART TO ANAMOSA
Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Music, art and community filled North Garnavillo Street Sept. 6 as Arts Court Visual and Performance hosted its fourth annual Street Dance. The free event brought…
Volunteer shortages, rising costs challenge rural Jones County ambulance services
Rural ambulance services across Jones County are facing many of the same challenges: fewer volunteers, difficult daytime coverage, rising costs and growing concerns about what emergenc…
New Landis Bridge raises questions about traffic on narrow county road
ANAMOSA — As work moves forward on the replacement of the Landis Bridge, Jones County officials are beginning to look beyond the bridge itself and at what increased traffic could mean …
Anamosa ELP students take the lead in planning Chicago trip
By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — A group of Anamosa High School students won’t just be taking a trip to Chicago this fall — they’re helping plan it. The Anamosa School Board approved an out-of…
Dalton Camp’s legacy helps grow the next generation of agriculture
By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Dalton Camp dreamed of having land of his own. He wanted cattle. He wanted to farm. And, most of all, he wanted to do it alongside his brother, Jaden. Agricult…
Jones County moves to private firm for annual audits
Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Jones County will move away from the Iowa Auditor of State for its annual financial audits after supervisors approved hiring a private accounting firm following …
Hoyt addresses residents’ questions on Anamosa water rates, quality
Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — After residents raised questions about rising utility rates, water quality, lead service lines and how the city’s public utilities department operates, Anamosa Ci…
Sinkhole, failing street change Anamosa’s repair priorities
Two unexpected infrastructure problems are changing the City of Anamosa’s plans for street work this fall, as crews prepare to address a failed storm sewer along Highway 64 and a deter…
Data center inquiry prompts Anamosa to examine zoning rules
Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — An inquiry from a data center developer is prompting Anamosa officials to consider for the first time how such a facility would fit within the city’s zoning regul…
Anamosa support staff to receive nearly $400 payments from state funding
By Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Eligible Anamosa Community School District support staff are expected to receive one-time payments of approximately $397 this fall through state funding aimed …
Jones County considers $37,148 River Road asphalt overlay
A roughly 1,100-foot stretch of River Road could receive a new asphalt surface as Jones County looks to take advantage of paving work already underway along Highway 38. Jones County En…
Old Dubuque Road concerns could reshape Anamosa infrastructure priorities
Alli Gracey ANAMOSA — Infrastructure concerns raised during discussion of a proposed development along Old Dubuque Road are prompting Anamosa officials to take a closer look at stormwa…