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Buying the Gift of Community
As the leaves drop along with the temperatures, the holiday is soon upon us. There is no better time to celebrate the place we call home...
Nov 18, 2016


So What Do You Mean by Local Assets?
Local assets are a broad range of things that contribute positively to a community. The definition ranges from the quality of the...
Nov 10, 2016


Friday Fun in Red & Gold
One of Cedar County long time asset has been the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office located in Tipton. The mission of...
Oct 25, 2016


Frightfully Fun
The air is becoming crisper, the leaves are turning colors and night's darkness is arriving sooner. It can only mean on thing; the...
Oct 18, 2016


Help to Grow
Quality community development usually takes small incremental steps. It is usually a process that at times can feels overwhelming for...
Oct 4, 2016


Crafting a Good Time
Once again we have a great way to experience small town Cedar County fun this weekend. Mechanicsville will be holding and Craft Show in...
Oct 4, 2016


Celebrating the Best Of Us
“A community is made up of intimate relationships among diversified types of individuals - a kinship group, a local group, a...
Sep 13, 2016


Harvesting a Bring Idea
Farmers, business owners, and homeowners interested in going solar will have an opportunity to hear answers to common questions and see...
Sep 12, 2016


The Smallest In Cedar Does It BIG
Linn Township Trustees invites you to the Mason-Wadick Cemetery Veteran Stone Dedication on Thursday September 8, 2016 at 6pm. This...
Sep 1, 2016


Thirteen Ways to Kill Your Community
Book Review: Thirteen Ways to Kill Your Community Guest Reviewer: Jenny VanOort I think it’s safe to say none of us, at least those of us...
Aug 23, 2016


Hot Time In Town This Weekend
As summer is winds down, there is still time to sneak in some Cedar County fun and put one more community event on your schedule. This...
Aug 16, 2016


Weekend Fun
A couple of great Cedar County community celebrations will be happening on August 5th and 6th, 2016 in Tipton and West Branch. The City...
Aug 1, 2016


Artfully Cedar
We in Cedar County truely appreciate our farm based heritage. One interesting ways we celebrate it is by decorating the county with barn...
Jul 21, 2016


See You At The Fair
Say hi to us at the Cedar County Fair. Stop by our booth and let us know how you HERE it in Cedar County. We will be giving away gifts...
Jul 13, 2016


Growing Scrappy in Cedar County
On Saturday, June 18, I attended the social media seminar presented in conjunction of the GrowHERE campaign of GrowCedar.org in...
Jul 5, 2016


Getting Scrappy
The GrowHere.org campaign along with Cedar County Economic Development Commission is excited to be offering “Get Scrappy” social media...
May 20, 2016


Eat Local
Durant Farmers Market: Wednesday 4-7pm Tipton Farmers Market: Thursday 4-7pm West Branch Farmers Market: Tuesday 4-6pm Mechanicsville...
May 10, 2016


Clarence Built a Library...and More
Sometimes a building is more then just a building. An easy example of this is the transformation of a house that becomes a home. Its...
Apr 5, 2016


Weekend Goodness
While we’d rather not have to use their services, it is comforting to know the volunteer firefighters are on call in our communities. ...
Mar 10, 2016


Engaging
If there was one thing you could do that would strengthen your community, support your local economy, help local government be more...
Mar 3, 2016
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