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MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine City Council, Muscatine School Board, and the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors will meet in a joint session at 7 p.m., Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Muscatine High School. The Muscatine School Board is the host for the session.

The public is invited to attend the in-person session. Please use the main entrance to enter the building. There will not be a virtual session for this meeting.

Muscatine Mayor Brad Bark will distribute and discuss an infographic explaining how property tax is determined, and provide updates on housing in Muscatine and on City projects. Muscatine County Board of Supervisors District 5 Representative Jeff Sorenson will provide an update on Eastern Iowa Mental Health and the disability services region support programs, and Muscatine School Superintendent Clint Christopher will provide an update on the school district.

The three boards have been meeting in joint sessions regularly the past two years and last met in March 2022.

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Musser Public Library Board of Trustees have removed the interim tag and named Robert A. Fiedler III as Library Director during its July 27 board meeting. Fiedler has served as the interim director since Pam Collins stepped down from that position on June 30.

Fiedler, a native of Muscatine, has served as Assistant Library Director since returning to his hometown. Fiedler graduated from the University of Iowa with a double major in English and Journalism with a minor in Photography. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Fiedler’s decision to pursue a career in Library Science had its beginnings as an undergraduate when he worked in the Biology Library at the University of Iowa. After spending some time abroad, Fielder worked in Special Collections at Augustana College and then served as a research assistant at the Musser Public Library.

Fiedler also returned to school and completed his Master in Library and Information Science through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With diploma in hand, Fiedler continued his association with the Musser Public Library but was promoted to Assistant Library Director.

For more information, visit the Musser Public Library and HNI Community Center website, visit the Musser Public Library on Facebook, or call 563-263-3065.