Great Jones and Johnson County Fairs Highlight Summer Fun
The Great Jones County Fair drew crowds with Brooks & Dunn and the Steve Miller Band while livestock games rides and food filled the grounds. Johnson County Fair opens at 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE Iowa City with Bill Riley’s Talent Search at 7 p.m. and the Iowa State Fair runs August 18 to 23 in Des Moines featuring major acts like Steven Curtis Chapman Gary Allan and Journey.
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Oak Crest Hill Rd
Iowa City
Bill Riley
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Iowa State Fair
East 30Th Street
East University Avenue
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Gary Allan
Wildlife volunteers tend raccoons on rural Anamosa property
Local volunteers raise funds and time to care for rescued raccoons using homemade feed and recycled materials. Pauline Novotny of Swisher received the Izaak Walton League National Hall of Fame Award for 45 years of conservation work including youth programs and leadership roles in the Iowa Division and national committees.
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