Dear Editor: On behalf of the members and directors of the Ft. Madison City Band, we would like to show our appreciation for their financial support for our Summer concerts: …
How do you run at 26.2 mile marathon? One step atta time. How do achieve long-term sobriety if you're addicted to drugs and/or alcohol? One day atta time. How do you build the …
Man it’s hot. We’re in a heat dome or some other sort of weather phenomena that’s making me tired and not want to go outside. I drove by the West Burlington pool Saturday afternoon and it took …
Whether you work for the federal, state or local government, you best just accept that blame and criticism go with the job and move ahead. Decatur County Attorney Alan Wilson learned that lesson a …
I see where Iowa State's Lake LaVerne has been drained and they are dredging it to make it deeper. (I don't know why they call it a lake. Being from rural Iowa, I would call it a …
My brothers and I and a couple nephews scheduled a four-day weekend at Innsbrook Resort just south of Wright City in Missouri. I didn’t know the place existed. It’s very peaceful and a “dark …
Yee Haw! I've never seen anything like it in Iowa. Ginnie and I and Ginnie's granddaughter, Aria, were invited to the Suzanne and Adam Lange farm (or ranch) north of Burlington to watch …
Julie Humes is a hero in her own right, and would probably be a little blushed at me writing about her in such a way. For those of you who don’t know Julie, she’s the organizer of the Tunnel to …
As we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the library is bringing an exciting program to explore a part of our history many people may not be as familiar …
Wanna quick SE Iowa summer flower tour, and enjoy the spectacular Iowa greeneration along the way, and maybe some ice cream? Of course you do! Here's three floweramas to delight your eyes …
For many Fort Madison residents, the sound of a passing train has become part of everyday life. But for thousands of railfans from around the world, those same trains are the reason they travel …
Ok, there’s been another watershed moment in my chronology of sports fandom. It used to be wrestling. When I first started covering the sport, I didn’t know a cradle from a cross-face. But Ryan …
