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Jim Field visits with Jean Voege about the Wall That Heals as it comes to Manning.

Jim Field visits with our new staff addition, Bradyn Burmeister.

Jim Field visits with Jill Kadel about the Pottawattamie County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Sadie Lingdren about the Montgomery County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Stacey Wedemeyer about Casey Fun Days.

Jim Field visits with Amanda Buck about the Audubon County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Bill Backhaus about the Griswold Old Soldier's Reunion.

Jim Field visits with Ava Rechtenbaugh about the Adams County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Cass County Community Wellness Coordinator Grace McAfee about the Mobile Food Pantries.

Jim Field visits with Doug Wallace about the Adair County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Shelby County ISU Extension Youth Coordinator Jennifer Sellner about the Shelby County Fair.

Jim Field visits with Ali Pieken about the Freedom Festival Saturday in Atlantic.

Jim Field visits with Kari Rose about the Riverside Oakland 4th of July Celebration.

Jim Field visits with Steph Petersen about the 161st Exira 4th of July Celebration.

Jim Field visits with Brooke Bissell about the Massena 4th of July celebration.

Jim Field visits with Brian Ortner of AAA about Independence Day travel.

Jim Field visits with Colleen Babe about the 2026 Freedom Festival Burger Battle on July 4th in Atlantic.

Jim Field visits with Christina Bateman about the latest with the Vision Atlantic Project. An open house for people to see the tiny home rentals will be held on July 9 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

Jim Field visits with Red Oak Chamber and Industry Director Elaine Carlson about Junction Days Thursday, June 25 - Sunday, June 28.

Jim Field visits with Kristen Brooks about the Thrive Iowa launch event for Cass County today, June 23 at 10:00 am at the Bluebird Hill event center east of Atlantic.

Jim Field visits with Aaron Saeugling about the Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm Summer Field Day coming up on June 25.

Jim Field visits with Cindy Grubbs about the Chuckwagon Days celebration June 19-20 in Adair.

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Mayor Rob Clausen about the city-wide clean-up event June 22-26. Dumpsters will be located at McDermott Roofing (811 Sunnyside Lane), Courthouse annex (601 Walnut Street) and the former Pines Steakhouse (1500 E. 7th Street).

Jim Field visits with Iowa Barn Foundation Board Member Wayne Frost about the Iowa Barn Tour June 27-28, 2026 featuring 21 historic barns, 2 corn cribs, an 1985 Victorian carriage house, a rare hay silo and two museums in Jefferson County.

Jim Field visits with Chris Parks about the Cass County Relay for Life event on June 28 at Schildberg Recreation Area.

Jim Field visits with Audubon County Economic Development and Tourism Director Sara Slater about the Audubon Flight Breakfast Sunday, June 14 from 8:00 am - 11:30 am at the Audubon County Airport.

Jim Field visits with Christina Bateman about the latest on the Vision Atlantic Project.

Jim Field visits with Julia Schrader about the Lewis Days Celebration coming up on Saturday, June 13.

Jim Field visits with Dr. Hunter Plughaupt and Carter Anderson about the Breaking Par, Men's Health golf outing on June 28. For more information visit: https://www.casshealth.org/breakingpar/

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Public Library Director Michelle Anderson about summer programs.

Jim Field visits with Cass County Community Wellness Coordinator Grace McAfee about the community meeting to discuss "How Do We Redefine Senior Centers in Rural Iowa." That gathering will be held on Monday, June 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm at the Cass County Community Center, 805 West 10th St in Atlantic.

Jim Field visits with Lake Anita State Park Manager Josh Peach about Free Fishing Weekend June 5-7, 2026.

Jim Field visits with Ciara Hoegh and Jo Molina about the opening night for Produce in the Park. Stop by the Atlantic City Park each Thursday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm for music, food, kid's games and lots of vendors featuring produce, meats, farm fresh eggs, honey baked goods and crafts.

Jim Field visits with Julie Murren, the director of "Legally Blonde, the Musical," at the Wilson Performing Arts Center in Red Oak. They have six shows over the next two weekends.

Jim Field visits with Alan Zellmer about the Practical Farmers of Iowa event at his farm on Monday, June 1.

Jim Field visits with Laura Keyes about her portrayal of Lucy Pettengill, a station operator on the Underground Railroad. Laura will be part of the VIP Connections series at the Atlantic Public Library on June 9 at 10:30 am.

Jim Field visits with Cass County Extension Youth Coordinator Katie Bateman about the Extension/Cass County Conservation summer day camps.

Jim Field visits with historian Gene Stevens about his recent trip to the Jesse James Train Robbery site near Adair.

Jim Field shares information about the Tivolifest celebration in Elk Horn this weekend.

Jim Field visits with Meg Wedemeyer about youth summer camp opportunities through the Nishna Valley Family YMCA.

Jim Field visits with Riverside High School seniors Jadyn Beckman, Bailey Richardson, Bentley Rone and Madison Kelley.

Jim Field visits with 2026 graduating seniors from Audubon High School, including: Harlow Miller, Brody Schultes, Lena-Elaine Johnson-Rieman and Izik Sorensen.

Jim Field visits with AHSTW seniors Drew Lee, Kaden Jorgensen, Ava Paulsen and Ella Johnson.

Jim Field visits with Leonard Kinney about the Atlantic Honor Guard gift of a 9/11 bench in the Atlantic City Park. The bench is a memorial to 9/11 and a reminder of the importance of our first responders

Jim Field visits with Christina Bateman about the latest on the Vision Atlantic project.

Jim Field visits with Exira/EHK seniors Gus Greving, Mara Christensen, Ben Baggett and Sophie Kitelinger.

Jim Field visits with CAM High School seniors Daphna Wahlert, Declan Cambage and Lilly Barber.

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue about a youth outreach program that will allow local youngsters to apply for a chance to go to St. Louis this summer to see Atlantic play at Busch Stadium.

Jim Field visits with Douglas Miller of the Bridgewater Fire Department about a fund raising effort to purchase a UTV grass/brush firefighting unit.

Jim Field visits with Nick Turner, an Elliott native and Griswold graduate, who, after college joined the Marines and became a Marine One pilot. Nick still flies helicopters and is making a re-fueling stop at the Atlantic Airport Saturday, May 9th on his way to an event in Council Bluffs. Nick is flying a Vietnam-era 1961 Sikorsky UH-34D. He anticipates his stop in Atlantic will be for less than half an hour at around 11:00 am - 11:30 am.

Jim Field visits with 2026 Griswold High School seniors Kathryn Tischer, Hailei Hoyt and Nollan Smith.