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Mystery Bridge Nr. 24: The Red Rock Bridges
Our 24th Mystery Bridge profile (as I counted the unusual bridge type in a salty German city as nr. 23) features not only one bridge, but as many as five, all going back to Marion County, Iowa, whic...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:53 AM
Happy New Year
Every year, as we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, it seems customary for people to look back and reflect on the happenings of the past 365 -- or 366 this year -- days. People often ma...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 4:50 PM
A Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
Posted on 7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
FFA pride shines through the next generation
I still remember my first trip to the Minnesota FFA Convention in St. Paul. I had packed my black pants, my freshly ironed white shirts and that blue corduroy jacket - the one with my name stitched in...
Posted on 4/26/12 at 10:10 PM
A Child's Senseless Death
Bullies have claimed another victim, this time in Iowa. The boy was just 14 years old. His name was Kenneth Weishuhn. I would encourage everyone to look to themselves, their children. Not just for v...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 10:00 AM
Column: Here's a column that's a Dutch treat
WORTHINGTON — It is not a huge coincidence, but it is notable: The year the first Dutch homesteaders came to Nobles County — 1890 — is the last year the Dutch people had a king.By Ray Crippen , May 11, 2013
Law enforcement called after shooting near Sibley
Deputies with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office responded Monday to a call in rural Sibley and discovered an individual with a gunshot wound upon their investigation.By Daily Globe , April 30, 2013
As others see it: Grassley fails Iowans
By Quad-City Times , April 24, 2013
Sentences for NW Iowa robberies
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who asked for mercy in his sentencing for robbing banks has been given 15 years in federal prison.April 17, 2013
Region works to recover
WORTHINGTON — Area counties are hard at work cleaning up fallen limbs and trees following this week’s ice storm and snowstorm, and power companies continue reducing the number of residents without electricity.
By Alyson Buschena , April 12, 2013
A forgotten piece of history
By Julie Buntjer , March 27, 2013
Forbes wins five awards at state meet event
HARRIS, Iowa — Nathan Forbes, owner of Forbes Meat Processing & Liquor in Harris, recently received five awards at the Iowa Meats Processors Association’s 77th annual convention. The event took place Feb. 14-17 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center and the Iowa State University Meat Laboratory in Ames.By Daily Globe , March 10, 2013
Silence is golden for Sibley-Ocheyedan's Martinez
SIBLEY, Iowa — Without saying a word, Sibley-Ocheyedan junior Alecia Martinez captured one of Iowa’s highest miming awards recently at the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group All-State Speech Festival.
By Alyson Buschena , March 07, 2013
As others see it: It's time for a woman
It’s high time Iowa was represented by a woman on Capitol Hill, even if she’s made of marble.By Dubuque Telegraph Herald , February 28, 2013
Suspect arrested in Iowa burglaries
PRIMGHAR, Iowa — The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of a suspect in the investigation into business burglaries that occurred during the late spring and summer of 2012.By Daily Globe , February 06, 2013
Boy, 6, dies in Saturday night crash on I-90
WORTHINGTON — A 6-year-old Iowa boy died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 west of Worthington.By Daily Globe , February 03, 2013
Summer theater announces 2013 schedule
By Daily Globe , February 01, 2013
CEA fertilizer plant nears completion at Ocheyedan
By Beth Rickers , January 30, 2013
Tom Harkin won't seek sixth term in U.S. Senate
By Associated Press , January 27, 2013
Okoboji Winter Games begin today
By Daily Globe , January 23, 2013
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