Monday

July 18 Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant.  Visit Monument Valley the week of July 18-22 from 6:00-8:00 in the evening.  You will visit Echo Canyon, Red Rock Rec, Tumbleweed Valley, and Cactus Oasis.  Bible Trail Adventures will lead you back in time to Egypt to see how God helped one […]

Wednesday

July 13 At the Henry County Fair.... 5:30 pm Chopped Cupcake Contest. Check-in for contestants at 5 pm in Wright Pavilion. 6:00pm Kids Pedal Pull at the Tractor Headquarters 7:30 pm Queen Contest, 4H Clothing Event, Share The Fun event all in Wright Pavilion. 9 pm or dusk outdoor kids movie outside the Exhibit Building […]

Thursday

July 14 Awesome Alums Social Outing with Iowa Wesleyan University from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The Grange Public House and Brewery on the patio. Enjoy complimentary light appetizers, coffee and iced tea and there is a cash bar. Alumni of all ages are welcome to join us; watch for the Wesleyan purple and fellow Tigers. […]

Friday

July 15 Join Paul and Kadie this Friday morning on Generation Gap at 9 a.m. for their conversation with the have Head Pastor of Godspeak Church of Thousand Oaks California, Rob McCoy. Tune in at 105.5 FM, 98.5 FM, 1130 AM, or as always at KILJ.com! Head to downtown Mount Pleasant to shop some great […]

Saturday

July 16 Free lily tour July 16 and 23 from 7am to 11am. See 400 different lilies at 1015 250th St in rural Lockridge – 5 miles West of Oakland Mills. If you can’t make it during those times or have any questions call 319-696-2565. The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market will be held in Wright […]

Sunday

July 17 At the Henry County Fair: 8:30 am Sheep Show 11 am Goat Show or immediately following the sheep show BBQ contest judging at noon at the tractor headquarters and adult bags tournament in Wright Pavilion 2 pm Wine and Home Brew contest in the tractor headquarters 4 pm ATV Rodeo in front of […]

Monday

July 18 The Washington County Fair Continues! 9-12 Open Class Exhibit Entry - Old School House 12:00 4-H Family Aerial Photo - South of Grandstand 12-6 Antique Tractor Disply - E. of Dallmeyer Hall 12:00 The Circusman 12:30 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest 12:30 4-H & FFA Dog Agility Show 1:00 Open Class Exhibit […]

Tuesday

July 19 The Washington County Fair continues! 8:30 4-H & FFA Sheep Show 9:00 4-H & FFA Rabbit Show - Rabbit Barn 10:00 West Texas Rattlesnake Show 10:45 Hog Diggity Dog and More 11:00 4-H & FFA Horse & Pony Show 11:00 The Circusman 12-8 Mobile Escape Room & Mobile Racing Challenge 12-8 Washington & […]

Wednesday

July 20 At the Washington County Fair: 8:00-4-H & FFA Swine Show 9:00-12:00-Little Hands on the Farm 9:00, 1:30 pm, 6 pm-The Circusman 9:30-11:00-Kids’ Day Activities 9:45, 1 pm, 4:30 pm-Lew-E’s Comedy Circus 10:15, 5:30 pm 8 pm-Hog Diggity Dog and More—W. of Commercial Exhibit Hall 11:00, 5 pm, 7:45 pm-West Texas Rattlesnake Show 12:00-Carnival […]

Thursday

July 21 At the Washington County Fair: 8:00-4-H & FFA Market Beef Show 10:00, 12:45 pm, 4:30 pm-Lew-E’s Comedy Circus 11:00, 3:45 pm, 5 pm, 7:30 pm-West Texas Rattlesnake Show 11:00-3:00-Water Rocks! Conservation Station-Grand Concourse 12:00-8:00 Mobile Escape Room & Mobile Racing Challenge 12:00 and 5:30 pm Hog Diggity Dog and More—W. of Commercial Exhibit […]

Friday

July 22 At the Washington County Fair: 8:30-Livestock Auction 5:00-Horseshoe Pitching Tournament-Open Doubles 6:00-Electrifying Magic 7:00-MOTOCROSS in front of the Grandstand At the Van Buren County Fair: All Day                     Villages Folk School's Paint the Fair 8:00 am                    […]

Saturday

July 23 The lily tour at 1015  250th Street, rural Lockridge has been cancelled due to the extreme heat. Join the New London Wrestling Boosters for Rockin' for Wrestling on Main Street in New London! Car show from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., auction at the community center at noon, Bags Tournament beginning at 3 […]