Power tools and potatoes are on my bucket list. One I want to use. The other I want to grow. I'll let you take it from there.There's an allure to ripping wood with a band saw or being locked and loaded with nail gun. Ka pow! Pure, formidable, wieldy, strong - power tools.Likewise, there's a ...

North Tama, BCLUW, and IKM-Manning have a common thread. They are a collective of little towns spread out across farmland coming together as a school. These directional and anagram schools will appear more often as school districts combine due to lack of funding. While a tough process to gut ...

Iowa's agriculture industry is critical to the economy of our state. It employs one in five Iowans, it allows Iowa to export its goods worldwide, and agriculture is central to our state's culture and heritage. Iowa has been able to lead the nation in corn, soybean, pork, and egg production by ...

Dear Editor,My family had a reunion this past Sunday in the shelter house of the Traer park. I want the community to know what an asset this facility is - it has a sink and water, electricity outlets, counters for food, a refrigerator, picnic benches painted glossy white and screened windows ...

To the Editor:The Traer Community Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the Traer American Legion and Auxiliary, will be at the Traer Memorial Building on Thursday, July 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.Please make every effort to donate an hour of your time and a pint of your blood for those in great ...

Power tools and potatoes are on my bucket list. One I want to use. The other I want to grow. I'll let you take it from there.There's an allure to ripping wood with a band saw or being locked and loaded with nail gun. Ka pow! Pure, formidable, wieldy, strong - power tools.Likewise, there's a ...

Iowa's agriculture industry is critical to the economy of our state. It employs one in five Iowans, it allows Iowa to export its goods worldwide, and agriculture is central to our state's culture and heritage. Iowa has been able to lead the nation in corn, soybean, pork, and egg production by ...

North Tama, BCLUW, and IKM-Manning have a common thread. They are a collective of little towns spread out across farmland coming together as a school. These directional and anagram schools will appear more often as school districts combine due to lack of funding. While a tough process to gut ...

Cell phones are the rage and everyone wants to have the new model. To have the newest is to be ahead of the pack. Gigabytes, camera quality, and the size of the phone are qualities taken into consideration. Today's telephones make past telephones appear as dinosaurs. While this may show past ...

I just got back from vacation, and I hate to complain, but the pressure of it is enough to get to a person. The decision-making alone nearly put me over the edge. Day after day. After day. Times seven. Or more if you're forced to vacation for longer than one week.It's one thing after ...