CURRENT NEWS

The Raccoon River Valley Trail is showcased in a spectacular new, six-minute-long video which you can view free here in this story. It is the work of one of Iowa's top video production companies.
Date Published: 03-18-2008

The RRVT Association's first-ever banquet drew a capacity crowd on Saturday, February 23, and raised more than $8,500 in auction of donated items
Date Published: 02-24-2008

The RRVT Association's membership banquet this Saturday, Feb. 23, is now a sell-out at 140, and ticket sales are closed! If you missed out, sorry, but it's a nice problem for us to have!
Date Published: 02-21-2008

Raccoon River Valley Trail Association's first banquet for members and other trail supporters is set for Feb. 23. Here are details about the evening's activities, including items to be auctioned.
Date Published: 01-17-2008

A MILLION DOLLAR DAY FOR THE RACCOON RIVER VALLEY TRAIL! With several major grants just announced, we hope to begin taking some huge steps toward making this trail one of the best in America!
Date Published: 01-08-2008

New RRVT signage system is completed along the trail in Dallas County, with Greene and Guthrie County signs going up next. You can "Buy an RRVT Sign" for a $500 contribution and help make it happen
Date Published: 12-11-2007

Need quick holiday gift ideas? How about a 2008 RRVT Association membership, or a 2008 trail pass? And don't forget to check the RRVT logo apparel available here online
Date Published: 12-11-2007

First-ever RRVT Association membership banquet is set for Saturday, February 23, at The Port in Panora
Date Published: 12-11-2007

The story in words and photos of the second annual Fall Festival held October 6 on the Raccoon River Valley Trail
Date Published: 10-11-2007

Here is the latest, updated list of events scheduled for the 2nd annual Fall Festival on the Raccoon River Valley Trail, on Saturday, October 6
Date Published: 10-04-2007

This fall marks 10 years of the Raccoon River Valley Trail's completion in Greene County, where after a somewhat contentious start, it has provided "a marvelous recreational opportunity"
Date Published: 10-04-2007

KCCI-TV in Des Moines tells the story of the Raccoon River Valley Trail in the first segment of reporter Jason Parkin's "Happy Trails" series, and you can see it on video here
Date Published: 09-29-2007

2nd RRVT Fall Festival is October 6 with 56 miles of fun: "Poker ride" for cyclists, "Trick-or-Treat Trail Trek" for costumed dogs, a chat on railroad & RRVT lore during trail walk, free tram rides, live music, info displays, food & more
Date Published: 09-26-2007

There's big news in little Cooper for users of the Raccoon River Valley Trail -- cold drinks and snack machines will be available in springtime '08 at an all-new "Garrity's Garage," a grand old name in the community
Date Published: 09-06-2007

Close encounters of the raccoon kind, on the Raccoon River Valley Trail!
Date Published: 08-23-2007

Flood damage to nationally-known Root River State Trail in southeast Minnesota will top $1 million, DNR says, but community leaders say most of the trail "is open and unaffected"
Date Published: 08-23-2007

A big day for the Raccoon River Valley Trail: Five miles of new concrete surface is officially opened from Linden to Panora in Guthrie County
Date Published: 08-19-2007

There are a whole lot of stories we need to tell along the Raccoon River Valley Trail, including explanations from the front-row seat the trail has for viewing agriculture
Date Published: 08-18-2007

Hurrah! Resurfacing project is completed on the five miles of the RRVT from Linden to Panora, and a formal re-opening is set for Saturday, August 18, with ribbon-cutting and bike ride
Date Published: 08-13-2007

Update on resurfacing of the RRVT from Panora to Linden: Concrete is now in place, shoulder work near completion but some cracking is delaying the re-opening
Date Published: 08-01-2007

New concrete is being poured now between Panora and Linden, so that five miles of the RRVT is closed, but it will be worth the wait!
Date Published: 07-13-2007

Here's a breakfast that seems ready-made for RRVT cyclists and their big appetites
Date Published: 07-12-2007

So who will get the ceremonial "first flush" of the new RRVT toilets trailside in Yale?
Date Published: 06-24-2007

You'll love this musical line-up for the RRVT's June 2 "Trails & Trills" bike ride, Jefferson to Cooper
Date Published: 05-25-2007

Here's a college course we'd love to enroll in -- Coe College prof and students are riding Iowa's top trails, including the RRVT, and writing about their adventures
Date Published: 05-20-2007

The newest board member of RRVT Association comes with a relic -- the first T-shirt produced to promote the trail back in 1989
Date Published: 05-20-2007

New safety locator signs along the RRVT will help trail users tell emergency dispatchers precisely where help is needed
Date Published: 05-15-2007

First of the new RRVT trailhead signs have now been placed in Dallas County, with more coming all along the trail
Date Published: 05-10-2007

A great way to start the 18th cycling season on the RRVT -- getting a ride with a huge tailwind!
Date Published: 05-05-2007

He loves the RRVT, but he says it's also fun to loop off of it to some attention-getting hills if you want to test yourself
Date Published: 05-04-2007

Volunteers to do clean-up along the RRVT on Sunday, April 22. Want to help?
Date Published: 04-18-2007

Pancake breakfast will help an Eagle Scout trail project
Date Published: 03-13-2007

Four more grants help with the RRVT fund drive for new signage
Date Published: 02-28-2007

Trail talk & visions: ''The trail's not the answer. The trail's just a tool. You're the answer.
Date Published: 02-18-2007

Kevin Wilbeck's whimsical drawings of what COULD happen to old ag and railroad buildings along the RRVT
Date Published: 02-15-2007

Jefferson Telco Trust gives 11,550 dollars for RRVT signs
Date Published: 01-20-2007

A seminar on trail-related business possibilities
Date Published: 01-18-2007

Guthrie County's bold move to resurface the RRVT
Date Published: 12-15-2006

RRVT designated one of the "National Recreation Trails"
Date Published: 12-02-2006

First "RRVT Fall Festival" gave us "a good launch pad"
Date Published: 10-16-2006

"Bicycle sculptures" on the trail in Greene County
Date Published: 10-04-2006

Another step forward for RRVT's "north loop"
Date Published: 07-10-2006

Old hotel in the trail town of Yale, Iowa, will get new life!
Date Published: 07-07-2006

Dead trees trailside are turned into "art" in Cooper
Date Published: 07-06-2006

RRVT resurfacing in Guthrie County gets $175,000 boost
Date Published: 05-10-2006

A new trailside picnic shelter is completed in little Cooper
Date Published: 05-06-2006

The story of SE Minnesota's Root River State Trail
Date Published: 01-02-2006

Here is the latest, updated list of events scheduled for the 2nd annual Fall Festival on the Raccoon River Valley Trail, on Saturday, October 6
Date Published: 01-01-2006