SAC CITY — Sometime in October of this year, Shirley Phillips will be attending a ribbon cutting for the last 40 mile section of U.S. Highway 20 to be completed as a four-lane route. It will be the final link in an Iowa four-lane highway that’s been her passion and much of her life’s ...
ROCKWELL CITY — Rusty Farrington doesn’t just build a toolbox to hold a small part of his collection of lovingly cared for hand tools. Farrington creates, instead, a finely crafted work of art. Each chisel has a slot with an internal divider to protect it from its neighbor. Planes ...
LAURENS — Kelly Tate wears many different hats in her hometown of Laurens. Many of those hats involve her responsibilities at the town’s pool, where she serves as its manager. “This is my fourth summer being manager for the pool,” she said. “I’m also the president of the ...
WEBSTER CITY — John Hawkins, an immigrant from Australia, is truly a jack-of-all-trades. From expanding his family’s business in Australia, to starting a new life and business in America, to becoming mayor in his small town, to being a father and grandfather, Hawkins seems to be able to ...
Ann Halbur, president and administrator for the Students in the Arts program, has been helping educators recognize the hard work of Students in the Arts since the program began in 1994. The program was originally started by the local radio station. When she left there, the station ...
DUNCOMBE — A 70-year anniversary of anything is rare enough to warrant special commendation. The Duncombe American Legion was lucky enough to honor not one, but two members who have each been in the legion for 70 years, at a special time during its Memorial Day ceremony this year. ...
