On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain stops by the Washington Fire Department’s Pancake Day 2026. He visits with Fire Chief Brendan DeLong, and Mayor of Washington, Iowa, Millie Youngquist, and shares the fun and importance of this annual fund- raising event. 900 people were served at lunch time and even more stopped by for supper! It all happened January 7, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain catches up with Iowa House District 95 Representative Taylor Collins at the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance Government Relations Committee Pre-Session Event at The Grange Public House & Brewery in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Topics of discussion included: Des Moines County Wind Turbine Zoning, Imminent Domain, Charlie Kirk, Taxes and a whole lot more. It all happened January 7, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Henry County Iowa Board of Supervisors Work Session at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The agenda consisted on conducting three interviews with candidates for the open position on the Henry County Iowa Board of Health. You will see interviews with candidates: Gloria Fear, Bryan Messer, and William Grimm. All three candidates had valuable experience. So much so, that Supervisor Marc Lindeen put out the thought of adding more members to the Board of Health. Public Health Director Katie Reuter and Chairman of the Henry County Board of Health Lois Roth did not see the value in that suggestion. The Supervisors ultimately come down to who they believe the best candidate is and appoint that person for the position. Share your thoughts in the comment section below. It all happened January 6, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares information on the upcoming Des Moines County Iowa Public Hearing on Wind/Solar/Battery Ordinance. It’s scheduled for Tuesday, January 6, at 9 AM at the Des Moines County Courthouse. This is your chance to let your voice be heard. If you sign up to speak, you will have two minutes to comment. John shares the notice that appeared in the Mediapolis News on Thursday, January 1, 2026, and he encourages Des Moines County Iowa Residents to contact their Board of Supervisors now. This is episode one of season four.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today with John Bain it’s the last episode of Season 3. Episode Number 173! John shares with you not only the Top 10 but the Top 11 most viewed episodes of 2025.  

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares his year 2025 statistics from Spotify. It’s been a great year for growth and several new milestones were achieved. John shares his thankful report with his audience and wishes them a great 2026!

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Henry County Iowa Board of Supervisors meeting at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Pay attention to the pledge of allegiance, a patriotic young lady named Brinley leads us. On the AGENDA: Approval of Agenda; Approval of Minutes; County Engineer, Jake Hotchkiss Weekly Update; Possible Action Regarding Oakland Mills Preservation Walk Bridge; SEIRPC - Sara Hecox, Approval of Resolution #35-2025 Henry County Support the Great River Housing Trust Fund; Supervisors, Sub-Committees’ and of course Public Comment. It all happened December 23, 2025.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares his thoughts and what Christmas means to him. He wishes you a Merry Christmas and looks forward to bringing you Season Four of the podcast, starting in January of 2026!

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain covers the Brighton City Council Meeting. On the agenda: Call to Order, Roll Call, Discussion/Possible Action – Agenda; Discussion/Possible Action – Minutes December 1, 2025; Discussion/Possible Action – Bills, Discussion/Possible Action – November Financials, Public Comments; Discussion/Possible Action – Fire Department Report • Fire Truck Repair •Township Payments; Discussion/Possible Action – 500 E Railroad St, LP Tank, Discussion/Possible Action; Cemetery Mausoleum, Discussion/Possible Action – Employee Health Insurance; Discussion/Possible Action – Possible Reward for Flashing Sign Theft; Discussion/Possible Action – French-Reneker; Benton Street Patching Contract; Discussion/Possible Action – Ordinances; Codification; Discussion/Possible Action – Maintenance Report;  Discussion/Possible Action – Nuisances; Discussion/Possible Action – Past Dues; Adjournment. It all happened December15, 2025.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares the infamous letter that Henry County Citizen Leland Graber has shared with members of the Henry County Iowa Courthouse and alluded to over the past several months at Board of Supervisor meetings. It’s an anonymous, malicious letter containing mention of an act, not for public mention so make sure to censor in your own household.