Our Town

Biking has become a popular way to get around, especially this year with families looking for safe ways to have fun. But plans have been around for a while to expand trails in Our Town Marion to accommodate a growing community that enjoys the outdoors.

Our Town Marion is imagining what’s next for the community with four new initiatives known as ImagiNEXT.

Our Town Marion welcomed roughly 1,000 new households in the past decade. With more people, there’s a need for more schools, more restaurants and new and improved amenities.

The West End Shops are off of 6th Avenue, on the edge of Uptown Marion. They opened on July 10 as an opportunity for businesses that are too large for farmers markets, but not big enough for a larger commercial space.

Much of the new development in Our Town Marion is thanks to partnerships between the city and various non-profit groups.

With continuing growth in population and development, Mayor Nick AbouAssaly talked about the city’s progress in an interview with KCRG-TV9.

During Our Town Manchester week, we're taking a look here at the business climate in the seat of Delaware County. A vibrant downtown and hundreds of jobs on the edges of Manchester.

In our premiere for Our Town Manchester, we go through the best of the city -- with a focus on outdoor exploring.

This week as we feature the people, attractions, and businesses that make up Our Town Tiffin, we’re getting the scoop on a store that’s been a family favorite for decades.

The sound of groceries being scanned has only been heard in Tiffin for the past few months.

There’s not really a downtown business area of Tiffin, but there are a few places that have had their doors open for decades.

Glenn Potter was on the city council for 21 years, and was the town’s mayor for 28.

What’s happening in Our Town Tiffin is not the same story for most small Iowa towns. It’s seeing huge growth of young families moving in.

Our Town Tiffin is growing so quickly, the city needed to purchase a new fire truck.

As students are getting ready for their first day of school, Clear Creek Amana Superintendent Tim Kuehl has some unique challenges in his district.

The Clear Creek Amana district started an FFA chapter in the fall of 2018. CCA never had its own chapter before.

This week, we’re celebrating Tiffin as Our Town. The town saw a 900 percent population increase in the past 30 years. Many of the new families are looking for parks to play in.

The Splash Pad at Cloie Creek Park in Our Town Asbury opened in 2018. It's as popular is it is rare- it's the only one in town. But for one civic-minded nine years old, something about this hot spot wasn't quite right.

Our Town Asbury is such a small, tight-knit community that residents can walk just about anywhere. And that's actually one of the favorite activities for people who live in Asbury.

Asbury is a community where parents feel safe raising their kids, but not many people who live in Asbury work there. So two moms who wanted to stay home with their kids decided to create their own in-home businesses.

The Asbury Eagles Club is a steady source of community philanthropy.

Fast growth is the theme in the Dubuque County town of Asbury. People young and old are moving in and staying a while.

The Asbury community of about 5,500 has it's own golf course. The Meadows Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course that sits on the western edge of town.

If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind experience that mixes comfort and history, then look no further than Our Town Asbury.

Asbury is home to a library that gets quite a bit of use from the town's young families.

TV9's Beth Malicki was in Our Town Monday night talking to Daniel Fiske, who designed, fund raised and created Asbury's veterans' memorial.

This week KCRG-TV9 is featuring Asbury as Our Town. It's a part of Dubuque County that has seen so much change over the last two decades as people move in, and the town builds out.

Asbury is home to Skate Country, a place that many people in Dubuque County went to growing up and are now bringing their kids.

Caskets and coffins that line Our Town Marshalltown's extremely unique museum walls date back as far as the 1800s.

This week marks one year since a devastating EF3 tornado tore through Marshalltown.