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Weekly Highlights in Iowa

Every featured event of the week, past and present

Charging Into Fire Safety
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Charging Into Fire Safety

Ames firefighters open the doors of Station No. 1 for a free morning of hose spraying, hazard hunting and lithium-ion battery lessons — with a quiet first hour for visitors who need one.

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Harmonica lesson from a blues hall
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Harmonica lesson from a blues hall

Bob Pace, a member of both the Iowa Blues and Iowa Rock 'n' Roll halls of fame, brings a free, hands-on harmonica workshop to the West Des Moines Public Library.

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Honor Flight Returns to Central Iowa
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Honor Flight Returns to Central Iowa

After seven years without a flight from Des Moines, 72 veterans get a police-escorted send-off down 60th Street — and a chance to finally see their memorials.

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Iowa's 2-Million-Meal Marathon
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Iowa's 2-Million-Meal Marathon

For 19 years, thousands of Iowans have turned a West Des Moines packaging floor into a small city of volunteers, one rice-and-soy bag at a time.

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Halloween Comes Early at Breezy Bay
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

Halloween Comes Early at Breezy Bay

For one October evening, Hickory Grove Park's lakeside campground throws open its loops to the public, trading front porches for RV pads and awarding a prize to the spookiest site.

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The Farmer Who Went to the Front
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

The Farmer Who Went to the Front

The newly named Berkshire Hathaway chairman and his foundation have poured hundreds of millions into Ukraine. On September 30, he sits down with journalist and Central College alumnus Harry Smith in Pella to talk about what he saw.

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Twenty Years of Waiting: College
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

Twenty Years of Waiting: College

When ESPN's traveling circus rolls into Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, it will end the longest GameDay drought Iowa City has ever known — and revive a rivalry series that has haunted the Hawkeyes twice before.

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No One Is Forgotten
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

No One Is Forgotten

Sixteen unclaimed Iowa veterans will finally be laid to rest this Saturday, as a Des Moines funeral director's quiet mission reaches its 100th burial.

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Fifty Years of Festival Fun: Grand
Weekly Highlight Sep 7–13, 2026

Fifty Years of Festival Fun: Grand

The tiny Iowa town of Washta celebrates a half-century of preserving Midwestern agricultural history with antique tractors, living history, and a rare 46-star flag.

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Iowa flag
Weekly Highlight Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026

Rock 'n' Roll Homecoming: Iowa's

For 29 years, the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association has gathered musicians, fans, and young hopefuls in Arnolds Park for a Labor Day celebration of the state's enduring rock legacy.

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The Chainsaw Artists of Expo Hill: Carving Charity Out of Timber at the Iowa State Fair
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

The Chainsaw Artists of Expo Hill: Carving Charity Out of Timber at the Iowa State Fair

The woodcarvers of Expo Hill turn logs into art, and the auction of their work funds the fair's future.

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The Chainsaw Artists of Expo Hill
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

The Chainsaw Artists of Expo Hill

The woodcarvers of Expo Hill turn logs into art, and the auction of their work funds the fair's future.

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