SOUTHEAST IOWA TODAY With John Bain

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Washington Chamber’s County Supervisor District 3: Republican Candidate and uncontested County Candidate Forum. The event was held at the Washington County Board of Supervisors Chambers. Candidates Marcus Fedler and Bill Poch as well as Unopposed Candidates; for County Recorder Teresa Mangold, County Treasurer Lindsay Greiner Adam...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Washington Chamber’s County Supervisor, District 5: Republican Candidate Forum. The event was held at the Washington County Board of Supervisors Chambers. Candidates Jeff Batterson, Brendan DeLong, Michael Griswold and Michelle Redlinger took questions from the Moderator and the Public as well as shared their vision for Washington...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Washinton Chamber’s County Supervisor, District 5: Democrat Candidate Forum. The event was at the Washington County Board of Supervisors Chambers. Candidates Darin Beezley and Lynette Iles took questions from the Moderator and the Public as well as shared their visions for Washington County Iowa. It all happened May 13, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain visits with Director of Technical Sales Mediapolis Site Leader of Afinitas Jason Banwart and Supply Chain Expert Global Headquarters Saint Louis, Missouri Afinitas Ryan Thomas. The gentlemen share how the company formerly known as HawkeyePedershaab, a manufacturing company with a long-standing presence in Iowa, is expanding and modernizing th...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, for the Henry County Board of Supervisors Meeting. It’s the first Thursday of the month which means Department Heads share their monthly updates. Also on the Agenda, discussion & possibleactions on Optimist Club mounting of plaque to Courthouse Lady Liberty flower box, courthouse lawn and future time capsu...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain visits with Republican Primary Candidate for Des Moines County Supervisor Eric Gerst. They have a great discussion that leads to podcast excellence and Eric shares why he knows he is the right candidate for the job.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain gets in his General Lee and heads to the Pen City Cruisers 10th Anniversary Car Show in Ft. Madison, Iowa. John catches up with President of the Pen City Cruisers Chad Schneider and Chad shares what the Club has been up to and the significance of the 10th Anniversary of this show on theriverfront. Bandit and Buford T make an appearance along...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain visits with Primary Republican Candidate for Henry County Iowa Board of Supervisors Heidi Zenk. Heidi shares why she knows she is the right person for the job of Supervisor for Henry County Iowa. The Primary Election is June 2, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares the Iowa Supreme Court’s Opinion on Case No. 25-0873 In re: Election Contest of Highland School Bond referendum. The Highland School District has won in the Iowa Supreme Court and will get to move forward on their $15 million Bond Referendum which was voted on back on November 5, 2024. The Greiner Final Statement on this issue is also...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is in Burlington, Iowa, where he catches up with a Dukes of Hazzard Fan from Barry, Illinois, Luke Rucker. Luke was in town to hang out with former Mechanical Technician for Warner Bros. Television Tom Saremento. Yes, that Tom Sarmento! The man that kept the General Lee and all Hazzard County vehicles running for the hit now classic televisio...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain goes Day Trippin’ with Bob DeWitt to Plano, Illinois. In 2013, the movie team from Warner Bros. headed to Plano, Illinois, and turned the downtown and the train station into Superman’s hometown of Smallville, Kansas. An epic battle took place there and Depot Attendant of the Plano Train Station Kay Mulliner shares her first-hand experiences a...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today it’s the last Thursday of the month and John Bain attended the Henry County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Always a lot on the agenda, but the supervisors kept it to just under an hour. On the Agenda: Auditors office working on yearly reporting of ARPA as required, start discussions on batter...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain along with Day Tripper Bob DeWitt stop by the Trump Store on 34 in Somonauk, Illinois. The guys get a tour from Diane Slachetka and she shows the GREAT Merchandise available. It all happened April 22, 2026.

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain shares his exclusive cellphone interview with Jefferson County Sheriff Bart Richmond after the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously upheld a state law allowing law enforcement officers to seek judicial review of their placement on theBrady-Giglio list, rejecting Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding’s argument that the statute unconstitutiona...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attended the Mount Pleasant Community School District Special Session Meeting at the Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Board President Angie Blint did add a vote on the Salem Elementary closure proposal. Please note, according to John's sources, this meeting was never discussed as a possible voting date with the board me...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back in Burlington, Iowa, visiting with Legendary Dukes of Hazzard Mechanic Tom Sarmento! This time the guys sit down with some of Tom ‘s friends and he shares how it happens he is back in Southeast Iowa and what he is currently up to these days as well as stories of his adventures on the Dukes of Hazzard and working with the stunt team th...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attended the Mount Pleasant Community School District Board of Education Special Session where the Board voted 4-3 to close Salem Elementary in Salem, Iowa. John gets the reaction of one Salem Elementary Family, The Schinstocks, and Kurt and Emily Schinstock share their thoughts after witnessing this highly controversial decision. It all happ...

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. Lots on the agenda including Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss with Secondary Roads department updates and there were a lot. Discussion of a potential redesign of where departments are located and the ideas with that were shar...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain visits with DesMoines County Iowa Republican Primary Candidate for County Attorney Trent Henkelvig. Trent shares why he is the right candidate to replace the retiring Lisa Schaefer and continue to do the work of Law in DeMoines County Iowa with continuity. Trent also discusses his involvement of the development of the County’s Alternative Ene...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back at the Henry County Courthouse. The Henry County Iowa Board of Supervisors held their weekly meeting in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, at the Henry County Courthouse. On the agenda: Resolutions documenting employee separations and separation terms for Steve Giebelhausen and Abbie Liechty; updates on the aftermath of the tornado that dropped do...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain discusses Good vs Evil. Have you noticed it loyal audience members, there seems to be a struggle going on these past few years that is more prevalent and more visible than any other time that John can remember. You might be asking what he means by this. It’s an insidious sneaky behavior that at first experience of it you brush it off. You don...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain catches up with Henry County Iowa Emergency Manager Walt Jackson and Walt shares what happened the evening of April 14, 2026, in Wayland, Iowa, when a “freak” tornado touch downed in the town and the heroism and quick action that ensued. Quick action continued the day after as Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds declared Henry County a disaster area,...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attended the Republican Party of Muscatine County’s Meet and Greet of the Republican Candidates running for office in the City of Muscatine, Iowa, as well as the County. Iowa Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate Adam Steen attended and visited with constituents and then spoke on why he is the most qualified to be the State of Iowa’s nex...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain speaks with Henry County Optimist Club President and Team 250 Member Paul Katsion. Paul shares with us all kinds of information about a time capsule that is buried on the lawn of the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa,which has been there now for 50 years, that’s all the way back to 1976 folks! And soon, all will be able to see w...

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain is back at the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, for the Henry County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. As always, there was a lot on the agenda: Budget Discussion, P & Z Director Buffington, lots with him,watch to learn more, Engineer Jake Hotchkiss - secondary roads updates and more, a Proclamation of Child Abuse Preve...