by O. Kay Henderson | May 28, 2010 | Politics & Government
One of the three candidates campaigning for the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate nomination is questioning the legal work that rival Roxanne Conlin has done. Candidate Tom Fiegen, who is a lawyer himself, is accusing Conlin of foreclosing on farms when she was a...
by Matt Kelley | May 28, 2010 | Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
Just in time for the holiday weekend, the southwest Iowa town of Carter Lake has been given the okay to reopen its namesake lake to swimmers and boaters. Brad Richardson, the lake’s project manager, says a chemical that helps to control algae was poured into the...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 28, 2010 | Human Interest, Military
The southwest Iowa artist who paints a patriotic tribute on what’s become known as “The Freedom Rock” is honoring an Iowa soldier who died this year in Afghanistan. Each year, for nearly a dozen years, Ray Sorensen of Greenfield has painted an image...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 28, 2010 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
A southwest Iowa man died Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle and a car collided in Audubon County. The Iowa State Patrol says 32-year old Ryan Adkins, of Exira, died following in the 1 P.M. crash near Hamlin. Adkins was a 1996 graduate of Exira High School and he...
by Matt Kelley | May 28, 2010 | Human Interest
Winterset will honor its most famous native son tonight. Whether he was playing a World War Two soldier or sailor, an American boxer in Ireland or a tamer of the Wild West, John Wayne helped define the cinematic hero during his 50-year career in film. The past...
