I've been struggling with nausea ever since cancer treatment began, which is over a year ago. And I'm sick of it! LOL. Of course, the docs have given me nausea medication, two different …
This past Sunday, my son and I headed to the Iowa State Fair to work the Travel Iowa booth and represent Fort Madison. It was our first time experiencing the fair together, so we soaked in every …
It’s been a crazy week of conversations for me, and my brain is having trouble settling down. It’s one of the great things about Fort Madison – the conversations that you sometimes …
One of the frustrations of being a **former** newspaper editor is no longer having a few dozen reporters to pursue answers to questions going unasked and unanswered each day. Two of my go-to …
All the pretty balloons reminds me of the title of Cormac McCarthy's book, “All the Pretty Horses.” Going to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Indianola was never a bucket list item, …
Raising a family isn’t easy and it definitely isn’t cheap. As a mother, I know firsthand how every dollar counts when you are working hard to provide for your children and plan for their …
My family has called Davis County home for 185 years, all the way back to when William D. Evans and William Henson climbed down from their wagons in 1839 and 1840, a half-dozen years before Iowa …
I found an exquisite view at the top of a ski mountain last Friday. It allowed for a look miles over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Shadows of peaks surrounded us for 360 degrees at the …
Andy McKean is a charming country lawyer from Anamosa. He grew up in New York and was drawn to Iowa by his family roots. He has owned a bed-and-breakfast, called square dances and played in a dance …
July’s Last Hurrah Can you believe this Thursday is already our final Downtown Summer Market of the season? It feels like we just kicked things off with long swim days at the pool, bike rides …
While I was not selected to fill the open seat on the Fort Madison Community School District Board, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to those who offered support, encouragement, and belief in my …
Dear Editor, I am writing to share an important update regarding potential facility improvements at Central Lee's PK-8 building. Over the past nine months, the Central Lee Board of Education and I …
