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Rodney Sherwood of Lodi, WI with his 1967 Chevelle "Ernestine" On the Tuesday, Sept. 15 edition of "The Good Stuff" we introduced you to Rodney Sherwood who tells the story of how he acquired his car he named "Ernestine" Enjoy some of the other cars on display at the River Park Cruisers Car Show.... (Photos by Mike Johnson)

Kids convalescing at University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital have Caitlin Clark to thank for having something to read during their stay. The WNBA star's foundation is donating book vending machines to kid's hospitals. The Turning Pages, Healing Hearts program installed a new book vending machine recently at Stead Family Children's Hospital after another was put into service at the children's hospital in Indianapolis. The Black Children's Hospital in Des Moines wil

On the Thursday, August 6th edition of The Good Stuff, Mike Johnson spoke with Adrew Riemer about the Clayton County Fair Endowment If you have some good news to share call 245-1400 or (888) 245-KCTN or email us at KCTN@alpinecom.net and listen for "The Good Stuff" Monday through Friday at 7:30am on the KCTN Morning Show.

A trip to the Iowa State Fair isn't complete without trying at least a few of the new food features, and ths summer there will be over 80 new ones to try. The fair recently released their list of new fare this year. The Iowa State Fair runs August 13th through the 23rd at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The flavorful batch of the newest Fair foods will debut at the 2026 Iowa State Fair includes: 1776 Dubai Strawberries: We start out by cutting fresh strawberries,

Starmont Alum Keaton Moeller joined us on the Tuesday 6/2 edition of the "The Good Stuff" to give the background of the video that received 300,000 views from all 50 states and 5 countries, and eventually got the attention of NBC Nightly News. Here is the link to the segment that aired on NBC on Sunday, May 312st: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1990911418479703

If you’ve been wondering what’s with all the pink flamingos in the Guteenberg area, It’s actually a fundraiser to support the Family Resource Center. For 50 dollars, you can send a flock of 30 flamingos to someone’s yard with a sign that says “you’ve been flocked”. The flock will hang around your yard for the day spreading smiles and surprises then flies to the next location. Indoor flocks are also available to send to an office. The flocking fun goes through May 31st.

Listen as Jackie Lee talks about the Community Garden project on the Friday, 5/8 edition of "The Good Stuff"

From the Monday, April 27th edition of "The Good Stuff" with Mike Johnson on the KCTN Morning Show we featured Bob Meyer of Giard, who is involved with several area organizations which keeps him busy and has helped connect the area to its past LISTEN HERE: