City Recognizes Special Edition
November 15, 2022
(Pictured: Mayor Doug Foster presents a framed copy of the "Special Edition" of the ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç Chronicle to Gary Rees.)
It has just been a couple of months since a Special Issue of The ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç Chronicle was published, and it has already had a second printing. The Special Issue has six pages of the best of ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç and Decatur County and is intended for guests, visitors, and prospective businesses. It leads off with an overview of ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç. Other articles feature Graceland University and ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç Community Schools , history, recreational and outdoor activities, Hy-Vee, volunteerism, travel, and healthcare. Page six has a full-sized map of all things ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç.
Gary Rees along with Cierra Fountain - Decatur County Executive Director, Alsysha Van Laar - ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç Area Chamber of Commerce President, and Barb Stuck - City Administrator / Clerk worked on the newspaper. "Gary has been a pleasure to work with and has been instrumental in this project and getting the word out about our city in his Around ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç articles," City Administrator, Barb Stuck said,
"We appreciate Chronicle publisher Beth Higdon for letting us use her newspaper for the special issue along with Chase Wood-Wagoner, Chronicle editor, who laid it out," Stuck said. The city financed the project with hotel/motel funds.
The Special Issue is available at the Welcome Center, Cobblestone Inn & Suites, Rodeway Inn, and places of interest around ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç. They are also on hand at City Hall. The publication will be updated from time to time and redistributed. "The Special Edition has been very popular with folks visiting ÉîÒ¹¸£ÀûÉç," Mayor Doug Foster stated. "We're fortunate to have this available."