September is  National Preparedness Month, and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management encourages all Iowans to take simple steps now to be ready for emergencies of all kinds.

Our library recently received a shipment of newly released fiction, and of course I had to choose several of them immediately! This was my first experience with Katherin Reay, but I liked her style of writing.

On Friday, the Iowa State Fair released the following results for 2025 Iowa State Fair Exhibits & Communication:Parker Stein - Merit Award.4H Club - M

Nora Ephron has always had a way of turning life’s biggest heartbreaks into something both funny and deeply human. You probably know her from her classic screenplays (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle), but her novel 'Heartburn' is a gem that shouldn’t be missed.

Tags for the 2025-26 deer season went on sale Aug. 15, and new this year, is a disabled veterans deer tag, that was signed into law during the last legislative session.

The Iowa State Fair released the following results for 2025 Iowa State Fair Family & Consumer Sciences:Sewing and Needle Arts: Constructed itemOlivia Schildroth - Blue Ribbon4H Club - Bruce Boosters  Department: StaticDescription:  Flowered blue and white patchwork table runnerDivision  104: Family & Consumer SciencesClass 10470: Sewing and Needle Arts: Constructed itemPayzlee Steele - Blue Ribbon4H Club - North Eden Willing WorkersDepartment: StaticDescription:  Patchwork quilt; flower stitching; maroon.

The Iowa State Fair released the following results for 2025 Iowa State Fair:  Static  /  Personal Development:  Citizenship and Civic EngagementJillian Hanson - Judge's Choice4H Club - Bruce Boosters  Department: StaticDescription:    Dining with Dignity -- making dignity covers for care center residentsDivision  105: Personal DevelopmentClass  10510: Citizenship and Civic EngagementJillian Hanson - Blue Ribbon4H Club - Bruce Boosters  Department: StaticDescription:    Dining with Dignity -- making dignity covers for care center residentsDivision  105: Personal DevelopmentClass  10510: Citizenship and Civic EngagementStatic  /  Personal Development  /  Self-DeterminedKinze Manson - Blue Ribbon4H Club - Polk 101Department: StaticDescription:    3 crochet baby hats.

Share your garden, lawn and landscape questions beginning Sept. 8 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach invites all seasoned horticulturists and budding gardeners to get their questions answered with its new interactive program, Garden Q&A Live.

 State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating the second annual National ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Savings Day on August 14 by promoting IAble, Iowa’s ABLE savings plan.

The Iowa State Fair released the following results for 2025 Iowa State Fair: Static/Animal ScienceSamantha Zahradnik - Blue Ribbon4H Club - Florence G