Anamosa, IA

Growing up in Anamosa, Nate Willems always recoiled when people in his small town asked if he wanted to become a lawyer like his dad.  Willems’ father, Leland Willems, ran a small private practice in the blue-collar town. Although Nate Willems consistently rejected taking over the family business, the influences of his upbringing brought him... The post AG candidate Nate Willems wants a clean environment to keep Iowans in state appeared first on The Daily Iowan.

A Minnesota man and his two sons drove more than four hours to haul a massive pumpkin to eastern Iowa for the 38th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest — and set a record in the process. Erik Klehr, of Henderson, Minnesota, says their great gourd tipped the scale at 2,497 pounds, the [...]

A Minnesota man and his two sons drove more than four hours to haul a massive pumpkin to eastern Iowa for the 38th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest — and set a […] The post New record is set at Anamosa Pumpkinfest at nearly 2,500 pounds appeared first on Sioux County Radio.

Some of the biggest pumpkins in the Midwest could be found in Anamosa last Saturday. It was the 38th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest, bringing a full weekend of family activities, competitions, …

The Anamosa Pumpkin Fest saw several activities present and many entries into the pumpkin weigh-off. The winning pumpkin was grown and transported all the way from Henderson Minnesota and weighed …