A Flooded River Versus a Flood of Volunteers

This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller reminisces about how her community came together during a time of impending disaster.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Community, Top StoryKarla TheilenJune 21, 2022neighborhood storyteller, community, neighborliness, neighborhood, Iowa, flooding, disasters, natural disasters

Here Is Where the Pieces Connect

What started as a simple email group turned into a storytelling forum.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Community, Top StoryKarla TheilenMay 24, 2022neighborhood storyteller, Community, community site, Iowa

Weaving Together Community, One Maypole at a Time

A recent wedding in Clutier, Iowa, shows the power of a community that's committed to supporting each other and maintaining their historic assets.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Community, Top StoryKarla TheilenMay 17, 2022neighborhood storyteller, Community, community site, Historic Preservation, historic preservation, Iowa

What happens when an entire region of rural communities buys into the same bad approach to development?

Rural communities across the Midwest are careening toward collapse, and all at the same time. What this means for the region as a whole. Small towns need Strong Towns too.

Rural, Strong America Tour, Strong Towns Book, Membership, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 11, 2019Small Towns, small towns, Iowa, midwest, growth, Strong America Book, membership, Farming

Get Involved

Resources

About

Site