The Webster County Fair begins today and continues through Sunday on the fairgrounds at 22770 Old Highway 169. It will feature all of the traditional 4-H and FFA livestock exhibits, plus other projects completed by the youth of those organizations. The fair royalty will be crowned early in ...
To the editor: Every Sunday this summer, the Southeast Valley Fine Arts Boosters set up shop at the Karl L. King Band concerts and served up hundreds of brownies, slices of cake, and scoops of ice cream, and so many of you showed up for our kids. We want to say thank you. Thank you for the ...
There are times when a good idea can be made even better. That is the case with the expansion of the state’s Streamside Buffer Pilot Project. It uses a comparatively small amount of money to help farmers plant vegetation along the sides of waterways, with the ultimate goal of cleaning up ...
Health care workers are always in demand in our region. Local hospitals and clinics need people to take care of the patients, maintain the medical records and even keep up the buildings where people meet their care providers. The continuous challenge is finding the qualified people to fill ...
Take a long admiring, look at your personal vehicle some time, and then think back on the last time you saw a train. The difference between the two is spectacular. You may have the biggest, most tricked out SUV or pickup and it still won’t stand a chance against a diesel locomotive if the ...
Times change. Even so, there are a few constants in life. One is the pleasure provided by the county fairs that continue to be a highlight of summer in Iowa. For as far back as anyone who now lives in this part of Iowa can remember, these summer festivals have been much-anticipated and ...