Now in its 11th year, Waterloo's North End Arts and Music Festival has truly hit its stride. Syncing with the KBBG Parade and Marching Against the Darkness drill team competition brings a new energy, adding...

It all started with a horse, according to Pat Muehl. When Pat was 14, she wanted to do what most teens do, buy a car when she turned 16. She had saved $500 with that...

Iowa's rivers have been an invaluable resource to the people who have called these lands home before we were even a state. They have supplied life-giving water, provided transportation, been keys to booming industries, and...

What can a group of high school students do for their community? For 25 years, CFNEIA's Teen Trust program has been answering that question and the answer is a lot. Over the more than two...

Teaching 21st century skills in the classroom has changed the ways in which students learn. Crestwood Elementary and Junior High School students in the Howard-Winneshiek School District have now begun using virtual reality (VR) goggles...

Stu and Ray Stitchman gave quietly throughout their lives. Now their understated generosity is creating a legacy of care and compassion by supporting students entering the nursing field.  Stu was born March 29, 1922, was...

Creating art is something very human, and it happens across the world in places like Paris, Rome, New York City, and Fayette, Iowa. Thanks to a new program at Upper Iowa University, art is becoming...

Sometimes things happen for a reason, and for Kathy Atkinson, the timing of her start on the board of trustees of Franklin General Hospital in Hampton, Iowa may have saved her life. “I think it’s...

Exceptional Persons, Inc. has impacted lives for over 60 years. The organization is an important community partner in serving people with disabilities. However, EPI’s children and family service department is growing, primarily working with child...