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The Community Center Has a New Look

(Pictured:  Parks & Recreation / Community Center Director Tim Brunner and Director of Lamoni Public Works Curt Shields next to the new Community Center sign.) The Lamoni Public Works Department, along with Community Center Director Tim Brunner, installed new Lamoni Community Center signage on Highway 69. The new sign is designed to match the current visual identity of the Police Station and City Hall. This upgrade provides . . .

Legacy: Let the Good Times Roll

Graceland University hosts Legacy: A Celebration of the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in the Shaw Family Auditorium of the Shaw Center for the Performing Arts as part of the 2025 Homecoming Celebration – Graceland’s 100th Homecoming!  Admission is free and open to the public. Throughout the performance, the audience is encouraged to share in the joyous energy of the evening echoing the . . .

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Lamoni Hosts Fifth Volunteers Fair

(Pictured:  Jan Gray waiting for burgers while Leroy Kennedy tends to the grill.     (Pictured:  Michael Edwards being served by Sheryl Harrison and Linda Fisher. (Pictured:  Jim  and Gwen Simpson explain all about Food Pantry to Rose Waldier.     (Pictured:  Jennifer McBroom and Tracey Dale ready to welcome participants and answer questions about AmeriCorps Seniors. . . .

Volunteer Fair Connects Residents

Around Lamoni (Pictured: Volunteer Organizations from past Fair.) Watch Lamoni’s Central Park Garden burst with community spirit on September 22 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., as the city hosts its fourth Volunteer Fair. Nearly 50 nonprofit and government organizations will be on hand for residents to explore local volunteer opportunities. The event comes with a built-in incentive: get an event card, visit at least five . . .

Picnic Anyone?

(Pictured: Street Superintendent – Curt Shields delivering the last refurbished picnic table) The picnic tables at the Community Center Plaza got a much-needed refresh this past couple of weeks. The tables had seen better days, with the wood deteriorating and bowing with age. These aren’t your average picnic table, they’re 8 feet long and sit on steel frames. Weighing well over 200 lbs., they require equipment with . . .

LamoniLIVE Returns for Year Two

(Pictured:  Nashville’s Amanda Fish captivates the crowd at the inaugural LamoniLIVE in 2024.) Following the success of last year’s impromptu house concert, LamoniLIVE returns for its second annual outdoor music festival on Saturday, August 30, from Noon to 9:00 p.m. on the grounds of Prescription Tillage Technologies, 1735 E Main Street.  “We were there for the first concert,” said Lamoni . . .

City Readied for Back to School

City Streets Readied for School (Pictured: Street Superintendent – Curt Shields) With the return to school fast approaching, Street Superintendent – Curt Shields is hard at work to get the crosswalks freshened up for safety.  Mayor Douglas L. Foster said, “I appreciate the Street staff’s efforts in brightening the painted crosswalks. It’s a small step the City can take to help prevent an . . .

Planning Zoning Commission Suggests New Zoning Ordinance/Map

The City of Lamoni Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed update of the City of Lamoni Zoning Ordinance, which is currently known as Chapter 165 of the Lamoni Code or Ordinances.  At this hearing, residents and stakeholders had the opportunity to comment on the draft ordinance.  Said comments will be considered by the commission as part of deliberations for the passage of the ordinance. . . .

Recreation Trail Gets Needed Trimming

When you head out on the Lamoni Recreational Trail in the coming weeks you may notice, specifically on the East end, some major usage improvements!  That’s because the Eastern half of the Trail got a much needed trimming! As spring came this year the growth along and above the Lamoni Recreational Trail began to become more noticeable and a nuisance.  Normally, the Trail trimming is an event that takes place every few . . .

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