Belle Plaine Emergency Medical Services has been awarded a grant in the amount $119,890.  The total approved project cost is $126,200 of which the City of Belle Plaine will supply $6,310 toward the purchase of a new ambulance.  The grant is through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program and helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, pr

Duane Spexarth and Maria Spexarth recently opened the Cottonwood Cafe at 203 W.