Tracey Lamm

2 days ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Tracey Lamm

Burlington native Scott Mason is no stranger to athletics - a Burlington High School graduate, he was a standout in baseball for his alma mater and had success as a collegiate athlete. The 26-year-old facility hosts weekly leagues, weekend baseball, softball and soccer tournaments, and its long-time director Kirk Danforth recently retired. Mason said he was an applicant when the facility opened and now 26 years later it's his turn to step up to the plate.

2 days ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Tracey Lamm

Playwright Eve Ensler wrote the first draft of the “Vagina Monologues” in 1996 following interviews she conducted with 200 women about their views on sex, relationships, and violence against women. The interviews began as casual conversations with her friends, who then brought up anecdotes they themselves had been told by other friends; this began a continuing chain of referrals.

2 days ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Tracey Lamm

Hundreds of Burlington High School students and community members meandered from Bracewell Stadium to the Port of Burlington Friday afternoon as part of Bring Change to Mind’s Fourth annual Burlington Community Walk to Fight Suicide. Families who have lost loved ones to suicide, students, parents, and even dogs, made the trek to raise awareness and remind those who may be suffering from mental illness and suicide ideation — “you are not alone” ...

5 days ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Tracey Lamm

Almost a year ago the cities of Burlington and West Burlington entered a partnership with the Initiative for Sustainable Communities to have the University of Iowa graduate program study each community and give suggestions for the future. UI graduate students in the program have been in both communities over the course of the 2024-25 academic year studying parks and recreation, land use, arts and culture, transportation, and shared services within each community.

1 week ago | mississippivalleypublishing.com | Tracey Lamm

The City of Burlington received a check from the Flint Hills Church of the Nazarene for $12 – enough to pay for a year’s lease for the Droppett can redemption depot located on the south parking lot of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. During a public hearing Monday about the project, Burlington Mayor Jon Billups read a letter from the church who praised the city for coming up with an option for residents and organizations to redeem cans and bottles with 5-cent deposits.