(Pictured: Graceland University student Hannah Marshall and Director of Intercultural Office Dianna Jones hosting Christmas teas for youngsters at last year’s tea.) Liberty Hall's annual Christmas tea brings its special sparkle to the Lamoni community's 2023 holiday season on Sunday, December 10th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The tea is free and open to the public. Liberty Hall volunteers have . . .
Resting Paws Dog Park is being added at the Amish Country Store / Maid-Rite site. Work has nearly completed on the fence and trees have been planted. The park is free to the community and has two pens; 1 large pen for large dogs (20 lbs.+) and another pen for small dogs. What a great new addition to this amazing stop on Exit 4!
Around Lamoni Lamoni Airport Expands Services (Pictured: TK Concrete of Pella, Iowa employees work to complete the taxiway project at the Lamoni Municipal Airport .) The completion of the new Lamoni Municipal Airport taxiway is a significant improvement for airport services in the Southern Iowa-Northern Missouri region. With the new taxiway access to larger hangar space, the airport is now a . . .
(Pictured: With the Stables Event Center and pond in the background, Jim Schwab enjoys a ride on the improved Recreational Trail – East. Paving the Lamoni Recreational Trail – East has been completed to Birch Street connecting it to the Amish Country Store / Iowa Welcome Center Trailhead. The Stables Event Center offered to straighten out the trail and fix pavement issues that had occurred when a semitruck . . .
The Community Center was built in 1980. Since then, the carpeting has been replaced. Over the past couple of weeks, the center has been closed through September 1st as the flooring throughout the entire building underwent a complete makeover along with improvements to storage areas. The upgrades were funded with grants from the South Central Iowa Community Foundation, Lamoni Hammer Fund, and ROCCS (Restoring Our . . .
(Lamoni High School student Kelly Lloyd seen here with local pilot/mentor Roy Havens) With the help of two local pilots, a Lamoni student aspires to become a pilot herself. Kelly Lloyd, after working as a member of the ground crew for Jordan Omstead, local pilot who operates Stardust Ag Crop Dusting, got the bug to want to learn to fly. She plans on attending Indian Hills College to attain her pilot's license. "This . . .
(Pictured: Company CEO Steven McBee is shown here showing off the new signage.) McBee Meat Company took over the former Red Barn Meat Market facility in Lamoni on June 19th. According to owner / operator Steven McBee's Instagram account - They weren't necessarily looking to purchase a new site, but the opportunity came up and was "too good to pass up". "This was great news for Lamoni because the . . .
If you have been out to the Lamoni Recreational Trail's West trailhead (Liberty Hall) in lately you may have noticed a new addition: a Dero bike repair station! This is situated on the right-hand side of the trail, next to the bench and trail map. The Lamoni Trails Commission wrote a R.O.C.C.S. (Restoring Our County, Community and Schools) grant this past spring to purchase a bike repair station and we were delighted to receive . . .
