Mayor Brad Bark

05/29/2026

So glad to do this!!!👊

05/28/2026

🇺🇸 Today was a great meeting to bring a unique experience to celebrate the 250th birth of the United States! I can’t wait to see you all at the riverfront for the Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Thank you Musco Lighting, Muscatine Power and Water, J&M Displays, Inc., MC 93 - Muscatine's Choice for Music, City of Muscatine, Iowa - City Government and Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry!

💡It was a "meeting of the minds" today to discuss plans for the 4th of July fireworks display!🎆

📢We're excited to announce a fun addition to this year's festivities celebrating the USA's 250th birthday! Enjoy the bridge lights and fireworks show synced up to a fantastic music mashup on the riverfront! 🌉🎇🎵

📻Spectators not within earshot of the speakers can tune into 93.1 FM at 9:30 PM!

Thank you to Musco Lighting, J&M Displays, Inc., Muscatine Power and Water, MC 93 - Muscatine's Choice for Music and City of Muscatine, Iowa - City Government for making this happen!

👍🏼Make sure to like/follow the Muscatine 4th of July Celebration for updates!

05/24/2026

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend in Muscatine, Iowa is packed with meaningful events to honor our fallen heroes and celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America.

If you’ve never joined before, this is the perfect year to come out. From the special 125th Annual Service at Drury-Reynolds Cemetery on Sunday to all the Monday morning ceremonies across our community, these gatherings are a powerful way to pay tribute to our service members and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Events include:
• Catholic Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery
• Muscatine Memorial Park Ceremony
• Honor Guard events
• Greenwood Cemetery Service + Wreath Laying
• Brown Water Navy Memorial Wreath Laying

Bring a lawn chair and join your neighbors as we honor Iowa’s fallen and thank those who continue to serve. All are welcome.

Let’s make this a strong showing in Muscatine this weekend. See you there! ❤️🤍💙

Great job, Gary Ronzheimer, creating this flyer for Muscatine.

05/20/2026

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05/15/2026

🙌 What a fantastic win for Muscatine! We’re so thankful Musco Lighting and couldn’t be happier about their success. Thank you again for calling Muscatine home. 💪

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Musco Lighting company is planning a $17 million expansion project that will create more jobs and help the company produce more lighting products in this community. If all goes according to schedule, work on constructing a new 94,000-square-foot fabrication and warehouse buil...

05/15/2026

👮‍♂️Peace Officers Memorial Day
Today, we honor the brave peace officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Your courage and service will never be forgotten. Thank you for protecting our communities. 🚔

05/13/2026

🗳️Hey everyone, just a quick note: get out and vote early if you can! Lines are shorter, it’s more convenient, and it gives you peace of mind. Make your voice heard—democracy works best when we all show up. See you at the polls! 🇺🇸

05/08/2026

Looking forward to today’s ribbon cutting! See you soon! Congrats to Scenic View!🏡

✂️REMINDER TODAY, May 8th at 11:30 AM!

Muscatine has seen an increase in demand for new rental housing and the project at Scenic View Apartments was developed with the goal of bringing new, modern, and high-quality housing options to the community. With careful attention to design, finishes and long-term value, these units offer the convenience of apartment living with the modern features and amenities that residents expect. Please come join us for the official ribbon cutting as we celebrate growth in housing options for both current and future Muscatine residents alike!

01/20/2026

Thank you Cattail Consulting and Lee Agency, Inc. for inviting me!! Look forward to this.

We’re thrilled to welcome Brad Bark as our keynote speaker at our Leadership & Risk Management Seminar on March 5! Brad is the Mayor of Muscatine and President & CEO of the Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and brings actionable insights on leadership scalability and growth challenges. Don’t miss it—register now at https://leadershiprsvp.cattailconsulting.com/

See you there!

01/17/2026

The Chief and I were thrilled to help outfit Everly’s ‘pink room’! 💖So blessed to have Muscatine County Habitat for Humanity, their amazing Board, and all the dedicated volunteers who made this special moment possible. ❤️🏠 !