Editorial: Hew to center
Republicans controlling state government would do well to concentrate on matters that most Iowans care about deeply: great schools, good roads, clean air and water with healthy soil and prosperous...
Pity poor Harry and Meghan
I shouldn’t really care about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but I can’t help myself when every time I look up I see them on TV whining about how difficult...
When ‘reasonable’ becomes unreasonable
The Legislature wrote Iowa’s public records law 55 years ago, and one of the tenets of the statute was the belief people deserve to know how state and local governments...
Editorial: City takes the loss?
We can be somewhat relieved that the city and county have accounted for millions of dollars in misallocated tax increment financing revenues that should have gone to paying off bonds...
Letters to the Editor
Public dollars belong in public schools When the early settlers came to our state, often schools were built before churches. As the state became more populated, country schools were located...
Laura Schmidt
Laura Ann Schmidt (Ney) passed away unexpectedly at her home in Augusta, Kan. on Dec. 24, 2022, at the age of 64. Laura was born to Charles (Chuck) and Ethel...
Stanley Peterson
Stanley E. Peterson, 100, of Alta died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Memorial services will take place Monday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m....
Dorothy Turnquist
Dorothy Agnes Turnquist, 92, of Sioux Rapids died Jan. 10, 2023 at Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. at...
Karolyn Hildreth
Karolyn Hildreth, 69, of Fulton, Texas passed away Dec. 12, 2022. She was born in Salem, Oregon on Sept. 20 1953, but spent her formative years in Alta, where she...
Dennis Moore
Dennis Glenn Moore, 77, of Schaller passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 as a result of heart related health issues. There will be no services. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral...