Literature, 11:00 AM DMWC Book Club

Joe LeValley, author of five Iowa-based mystery novels in four years, didn’t set out to write books, but that’s what he’s been doing since retiring in 2018 from a 30-year career as an executive at Iowa’s Mercy Medical Center hospitals. LeValley’s books are set in the fictional town of Orney, Iowa, and follow the personal and professional life of Tony Harrington, a reporter for the local newspaper, The Town Crier. As Tony moves and sometimes stumbles from one harrowing experience to another, readers also learn about the economic difficulties facing small towns and local news organizations in the digital age.

Luncheon, 12:00 PM

Lettuce wedge with Asiago cheese and vinaigrette dressing, breadsticks, beef tips deburgo, glazed carrots, and red velvet cake. Vegetarian option: mushroom with wild rice pilaf.

Public Affairs, 1:00 PM

Shane Goodman from City View and Living magazines will present on Rural Communications-What's Happening to Journalism, small editors.