The northwest Iowa town of Graettinger claims to have the state’s oldest Labor Day celebration, and another edition starts this afternoon. Event co-chair Phillip Schmidt says the tradition had humble beginnings 127 years ago. “We started as a one-day event in a pasture with a tent and a traveling carnival,” Schmidt says. “We’ve grown to […]
Graceland University in Lamoni has a new president
The board of trustees of Graceland University in Lamoni has selected its 19th president. Joel Shrock started at Graceland in 2022