Dayton Business has been booming on Dayton’s Main Street, despite the pandemic. This year, the town added home decor shop Chateau Moo and Dayton Doggie Ranch, a dog spa and daycare service. The businesses join Miry Clay Pottery, the Iron Saddle Saloon, Dayton Community Grocery and ...

GOWRIE — After standing up to buck the trend of rural grocery store closures, Gowrie’s moxy has paid off. Over a year after one fateful community meeting in January 2020, the former Jamboree Foods owned by Nick Graham has been turned into Market on Market, thanks to $250,000 in ...

MANSON — With a new grocery store and several new businesses, you wouldn’t guess Manson’s Main Street is going through the same challenges many other towns are experiencing amid a pandemic downturn in consumer confidence. A vision of growth materialized in November as Manson reopened ...

ROCKWELL CITY — After a year of COVID-19 canceling event after event after event, Rockwell City Mayor Phil Heinlen is looking forward to a more active 2021 in Calhoun County. “But we’re mindful of the fact that we’re going to err on the side of safety as we’re still in this ...

HUMBOLDT — For the first time in more than a decade, the Humboldt Police Department is led by a chief of police. The newly-appointed Police Chief Joel Sanders started leading the department’s seven police officers in early January. Sanders has been a police officer for 30 years, ...

EAGLE GROVE — Investors in Eagle Grove took a big step to make the town into the destination they all believe it is. In 2019, a mix of about 20 investors, all Eagle Grove natives or those with connections to the city, invested $500,000 into a new hotel. In July, that vision became a ...