Scenic Drive Festival Oct. 11-13, 2019 Villages of Van Buren County, Iowa will host the countywide Scenic Drive Festival which is always held the second full weekend in October. Visitors are encouraged to follow the marked "Scenic Drive" signs through Van Buren County in Southeast Iowa and along the Historic Hills Scenic Byway to experience […]

BLAKESBURG--"The History of Spinning and its Influence on America" with experienced presenter, Wilma Frey will be 1:30 p.m., Sunday, October 13 at Blakesburg United Methodist Church 314 S. High Street, Blakesburg. A spinner for 45 years, Frey demonstrates her art of spinning on a variety of wheels and spinning instruments while sharing the part spinning […]

Piano/Harp Recital: October 20th at the Bloomfield United Methodist Church at 3:00 PM.  Pianist Michael Philipsen will be playing several piano solos by a wide variety of composers.  He will be joined by Pianist Cheryl Miller and they will play two piano duets.  Michael and Cheryl are both from Ottumwa.  Harpist Kris DeWild, from Pella, […]