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By Ed Rood Ron Dinsdale is an artist who loves to tell stories. Wow, does he have a tale to tell concerning his latest and greatest artistic creation! The 66-year-old – Continue reading…

By Kim Harms When Jean Morz completed high school, girls were pretty limited in the career direction they could pursue. Of the big three, nursing, secretarial work and teaching, Morz – Continue reading…

By Ed Rood There’s no doubt about it, the Nite Hawk is back. After nearly a 30 year absence, Slaterites (and everyone else) can enjoy a good time at the – Continue reading…

By Ed Rood Crystal Hughes’ expertise with a bowling ball may be well-known throughout Cambridge, but it isn’t for her ability to knock over pins. Her reputation comes from her – Continue reading…

Local actor and businessman Staab invited to film festival By Eliza Merritt Jeff Staab, on the surface, is your ordinary Joe. A single dad who helps with the family business – Continue reading…

By Ed Rood HUXLEY – Heavy morning fog hung over the Kalsem farm as John returned from cattle feeding chores – a job that never seems to change. Yet at – Continue reading…

A shortfall in bridge funding could lead to difficult decisions in the future By Nathan Cook These aren’t the highly romanticized, covered wooden bridges of Iowa that caught the country’s – Continue reading…

By Ann Krause Polk City Correspondent To celebrate Women’s History Month, students from around the state competed in the 28th annual “Write Women Back into History” contest. Winners from North – Continue reading…

Teen Maze is coming up soon for many students in Story County. Barb Mittman, Center coordinator at the office of YSS of Eastern Story County in Nevada, answered the following – Continue reading…

By Kim Harms Slavery is not just a vague notion we read about in history books. In fact, there are 27 million people worldwide living in conditions of involuntary servitude – Continue reading…

By Marlys Barker Anna Snyder was quite young, just 23, when she became a Polk City Chamber of Commerce member three years ago. And at just 26, Snyder has been – Continue reading…

By Marlys Barker Five years ago, Mary Kaye Madden retired from her 30-year career as a transportation manager for a wholesale lumber company. And just a few months later, she – Continue reading…

Vice President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China checks out the farm machinery at the farm of Rick and Martha Kimberley near Maxwell last Thursday, Feb. 16. Xi – Continue reading…

Huxley man is ready for his third retirement By Nathan Cook Going on 81 years old, Huxley resident Jim Douglas has decided to call it quits and retire for good—closing – Continue reading…

By Kim Harms What started as a desire to use truly natural products in her household turned into a thriving business and led to a recent award at a Red – Continue reading…