SOUTHEAST IOWA TODAY With John Bain

John Bain, Author of Christie's Journey The Beat Goes On, and Iowa Podcast Awards Winner highlights the great people and events of Southeast Iowa along with road trips and events across the great USA! You never know what the next episode will be but you are guaranteed it will be interesting.

SOUTHEAST IOWA TODAY With John Bain is a news podcast hosted by John R Bain, with 526 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John R Bain hosts SOUTHEAST IOWA TODAY With John Bain, a news show with 526 episodes published.

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  Episode #133

  Pete’s Legacy Mile: Running to Break the Silence

  Sep 14, 202628 minS4

  Coming up on Southeast Iowa Today: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to speak up, share resources, and break the silence around mental health. Host John Bain highlights warning signs such as hopelessness, withdrawal, and talk of ending one’s life, and reminds viewers that help is free, confidential, and available 24/7 at 988 or 988lifeline.org.Then J.J. Feehan and John Feehan join the conversation to talk about turning loss into action. They and their partners are bringing the 3rd Annual Pete’s Legacy Main Street Mile to downtown Mount Pleasant on Saturday, September 26, 2026—a community run that honors a friend’s memory and raises awareness for suicide prevention.

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  Episode #122

  Flight 93 National Memorial: Courage, Sacrifice & Remembrance

  Sep 11, 202618 minS4

  The Southeast Iowa Today America 250 Tour continues with a stop at the Flight 93 National Memorial. John Bain guides viewers through the 2,200-acre national park that honors the 40 passengers and crew who fought back against the terrorists on September 11, 2001, preventing a planned attack on the U.S. Capitol. What was once a working coal mine has been transformed into a serene landscape of healing and remembrance.

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  Episode #132

  Amplify-MP’s $575K proposal to Mount Pleasant schools

  Sep 9, 202618 minS4

  On this episode of Southeast Iowa Today, John Bain reviews Amplify-MP’s August 24, 2026 work-session pitch to the Mount Pleasant Community School District: a partnership to live-stream sports and other events. The plan calls for about $575,000 in district-owned infrastructure in three phases (cameras and streaming gear, a football video board, and gym/auditorium upgrades), paid from SAVE or PPEL funds—not the general fund. Amplify-MP would cover its own production costs through ads and offer $15,000 a year (or equivalent marketing) plus claimed attendance and enrollment benefits. The company is an initiative of Mount Pleasant-based Hedgepost LLC. No vote has been taken; one is expected in October. Listen for the funding details, timeline, contacts, and why local taxpayers should speak up.

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  Episode #131

  The Chase Is On: Bootleggers & Bandits Hit Colfax

  Sep 8, 20261h 4mS4

  On this episode of Southeast Iowa Today, John Bain brings you more fun from the first-ever Bootleggers and Bandits Car, Bike and Big Rig Show in Colfax. Guests include Caye Barnett from Smokey and the Bandit, Bill Byford — Burt Reynolds’ friend and stand-in — Iowa State Patrol Trooper Paul Gardner, and Rob Whiteman as Buford T. Plus a look at the rides from the show… and a certain Bandit in a Trans Am getting chased by a certain Texas Smokey. Buckle up. The chase is on.

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  Episode #130

  Henry County First Thursday: Department Head Reports & Detrick’s Message to a Candidate

  Sep 7, 20262 hourS4

  On this episode of Southeast Iowa Today, John Bain covers the first-Thursday Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting, when department heads deliver their monthly reports. Several officials appeared in person, including HR Director Paul Greufe. Greufe and Supervisor Steve Detrick will ask Planning & Zoning Administrator Joe Buffington for a written confirmation of his intended last day. The board also voted unanimously to enter a 28E agreement with Russ to handle Planning & Zoning once Buffington’s end date is set. It all happened September 3, 2026.

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