Cory Hall enjoys capturing all the smiles with Santa Claus J.O. Parker Grinnell’s Jingle Bell Holiday is just around the corner and it’s a sure bet that photographer Cory Hall will be there to capture Santa Claus and all the area youngster’s smiles.             Hall has been photographing Santa and kids …

Major Renovation of 1880’s  Mixed-Use Structure  $2.2mm Public/Private Partnership between Private Developers and City of Grinnell The long awaited $2.2mm major renovation of the Beyer Building will be completed in December,  with Hope Counseling, Inc.  occupying   3,413 square feet of renovated ground floor commercial space, and the first residents moving …

Dedication to take place on Saturday, September 28, at noon  Grinnell, Iowa — On September 28, Grinnell College will dedicate Renfrow Hall to Mrs. Edith Renfrow Smith ’37, DHL ’19 and her inspiring life of achievement, service, and generosity.Renfrow Hall, located at 1033 Broad Street in downtown Grinnell, Iowa, will serve as …

Build A Better Grinnell 2030 Invites the Community to an Information Session and Celebration on September 24 GRINNELL, IOWA — Over the past two years, Build A Better Grinnell 2030 (BABG) has been hard at work, gathering input from residents across the community to craft a vision for Grinnell’s next decade. Now, that vision …

Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting for the Grinnell School of Music with Executive Director Erin Bustin. Erin spoke about how the project has been in the works unofficially for 5 years and officially for 1.5 years. They are extremely excited to be in their new building in which they can meet the …

Grinnell-Newburg High School Homecoming Parade, sponsored and organized the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held downtown on Thursday, October 3! The Grinnell Tigers play South Tama High School on Friday, October 4 at 7:30 pm at T.T. Cranny Field!  Parade Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024Parade Begins: 5:30 p.m.Lineup Begins: 4:30 p.m. (Downtown: 4th …

GRINNELL, IA – The Grinnell Chamber of Commerce will be hosting two networking events and one keynote speaker event for the Connecting For Women series. Connecting for Women is an opportunity for women within and around the Grinnell community to come together to socialize, network and learn. Connecting for Women …

51st Grinnell Show & Shine features a record-breaking 300 plus vehicles Grinnell Show & Shine – 7953 – A 1951 Mercury Sports Sedan owned by Grinnell Car Club founding member Bob Latting of Grinnell was one of more than 300 cars, trucks and motorcycles on display at the 51st Grinnell Show & …

Construction of an all-inclusive playground is scheduled to begin at Central Park in Grinnell on September 3rd. The project will add six new interactive components south of the existing Central Park playground on the northeast corner of Broad Street and Third Avenue, providing a space where children of all abilities …

We’re excited to continue our small business professional development series, Bite Sized Learning on September 22. We’ll be joined by Drake University professor Dr. Sean Severe to learn more about consumer behavior trends and how businesses can engage customers. This event is open to anyone but registration is required. Tickets …