Joe Blair walked through the empty house to the backyard. The union pipe fitter in a blue work shirt had finished telling what led him from Massachusetts to Iowa City 18 years ago on a motorcycle with his wife hanging on, life savings stuffed in a sock.

Mount Pleasant, Ia. - After touring the fourth of the four state mental health institutes Monday, a task force of Iowans will now spend a few weeks figuring out what to do next.

Schools throughout the region have noticed a spike in absences during this year's flu season - especially in the past week.

This is no fish tale. Algona resident Bill Dau donated his collection of 257 lures and plugs to the Water's Edge Nature Center at Smith Lake, three miles north of Algona.

A clean pair of socks and green grass is something many might take for granted. But for soldiers serving overseas, it is just a little taste of home.

The Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College kicked off a new year at their Tuesday meeting in Estherville.

Dietrich's book "Behind the Mountains" can be purchased for $20. A portion of the money will go to the St.

The story begins with a teenager who didn't know what tool his father needed to install a ceiling fan.

As the Humboldt Pride Marching Band of Humboldt High School got into formation at the entrance to Dodger Stadium, band members called out "Who are we?" The rest of the band answered: "We are the Pride!" With that, the band marched in perfect step out onto the field to perform its set, which featured music from "Nightwatch." Once the final note of ...

Both Spirit Lake cross country teams took second place in windy conditions at the Algona Inviational in Whittermore on Monday.

Max McNett and Erin Kane will perform in Clarke College's production of "Spoon River Anthology." Play: "Spoon River Anthology," by Edgar Lee Masters Times/dates: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct.

The Homecoming spirit is running rampant in Emmetsburg this week as the Ea TMHawks celebrate Homecoming 2009 with a week full of activities and events.

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U.S. Senate aspirant Bob Krause campaigned Saturday at the Clay County Fair. The 59-year-old, who acknowledges he faces stiff odds in his bid to defeat Iowa's senior senator, readily recited the handful of colorful statements his foe has made over the last few months, recited the incumbent's voting record and then forecast "that the winds they are ...

One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday. Dennis Hefty, 61, was the passenger in a Dodge Ram 2500 truck traveling northbound on Kossuth County Road P60 at about 3:50 a.m., when the vehicle dropped off the east shoulder, according to information from the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office.