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Time to party

Anyone looking to express their creative side through art now has a new outlet at the Artist’s Warehouse, the newest store at the Crossroads Mall. Owned by sisters Marissa Hamilton and Aubry Salgren, the Artist’s Warehouse is a combination art studio and party venue, located in the ...

Mail-order farmhouse stands the test of time

It’s hard to miss the massive barn and iconic foursquare farmhouse at the junction of 220th Street and Neely Avenue in rural Hamilton County. With its tidy yard and signature barn quilt, the stately farm has been home to the Walker family for four generations. Today, Jim and Patty ...

Pork and trees

GRAND JUNCTION — When Elizabeth Daly of Cedar Rapids heard about a field day at a swine farm near Grand Junction, she was willing to drive a few hours to check out how Bruce and Jenny Wessling have incorporated two windbreaks near their finishing barns. “I’m concerned about ...

Building for the future

When Edward Jones financial advisor Gabe Pettit was looking for a place for his Fort Dodge office, he saw great potential in a historic downtown building on the west end of Central Avenue that overlooks City Square Park. The first thing he noticed when he looked at the building, located ...

Carden: ‘It’s been a good way of life’

DUNCOMBE — The Carden family’s Century Farm could be considered a family affair with two generations taking part in ownership of the farm that was first purchased by their family in 1914. Bob Carden, the third generation, along with his daughter, Judi Crosley; his niece, Diane ...

Iowa State presents a day at the dairy

AMES — The Iowa State University Dairy Farm welcomed hundreds of visitors on June 14, giving them a tour of the entire facility from the milking parlor, heifer barn, dry cow/transition barn and beyond. Hugo Ramirez, assistant professor in the animal science department at ISU, with ...