MANSON — Santa Claus created quite a whirlwind when he flew into Manson Sunday, bringing a bit of the North Pole with him. But instead of a sleigh, he came in a helicopter, with its powerful blades stirring up a mini blizzard of snow that forced onlookers to briefly turn away while he ...

STRATFORD — Trying times in agriculture can still add up to a positive outlook for the long-term future. This was just one of the messages to come out of the Iowa Organic Association’s (IOC) annual meeting held Dec. 9 at the Backcountry Winery east of Stratford. “There is good ...

PALMYRA, SYRIA — A Marshalltown National Guardsman who grew up in the community, graduated from Marshalltown High School in 2014 and worked as a laser engraving specialist at Emerson was killed in a terrorist attack by a lone ISIS gunman in Palmyra, Syria, early Saturday morning, according ...