Among this year’s Emma Bombeck Writing Competition winners was Muscatine’s very own Charla Schafer, who won the Global Humor category with her piece, “Funeral Notes”.
The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024, a news release says. Since 1999, the Community Foundation has been a partner in philanthropy working to unite people, ideas, and resources to address community challenges and create opportunities. Dick Maeglin brought the idea to the community, and under the initial direction […]
Earlier this month, the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine hosted members of the Iowa Council of Foundation’s Rural Equity and Housing Justice Cohort for a “learning-from-place” site visit.
Muscatine is one of 11 communities throughout Iowa that have been chosen to receive the 2024 Iowa Thriving Communities designation by the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The award recognizes the commitment Muscatine hasmade to attract housing opportunities for Muscatine’s workforce, a news release says. “Receiving the inaugural Thriving […]