Some more positive news to pass along as far as trail funding locally.

The Iowa Transportation Commission has awarded the Dallas County Conservation Board with a grant to support the Raccoon River Valley Trail to High Trestle Trail Connector project.

The Board will receive $119,575 toward the first phase of the project which includes land acquisition and construction from Perry to Bouton.

The local project is one of six that are receiving funding from the federal Recreational Trails Program, for a total of $1,304,133 this year.

The Recreational Trails Program was created in 1991 to develop and maintain trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized users.