Robin Sampson, representative with the Palisade Land Development Co. LLC, handed out a rendering of new townhomes to the Iowa Falls City Council, that will soon be built behind the new apartments currently under construction on River Road. Read moreTownhomes next for Palisades
During budget talks last year, city of Alden officials predicted that property taxes would decrease for the next few years as bond issues such as the Alden Legion project come off the city's books. Read moreAlden Council approves budget; property taxes decrease
A 2017 graduate of Iowa Falls-Alden High School, Amanda Fjeld always knew she wanted to enter the teaching profession. Read moreTeacher Spotlight: Fjeld finds home in TAG classroom
The AGWR Cougars aren’t winning a lot of golf meets this spring, but that was expected with a young squad. What head coach Stacy Drake wanted to see was improvement throughout the season. Read moreAGWSR girls fall on home course
The home course advantage didn’t matter Thursday night as the AGWSR Cougars carded a 175 to finish behind Hampton-Dumont-CAL (170) and Jesup (167) at Meadowbrook in Wellsburg. It did help Eli … Read moreKuper leads way, AGWSR third at home
Abby Veld has made a habit out of winning the shot put and discus this spring. She did it again, leading the AGWSR Cougars to a third-place finish at Thursday’s Spartan Girls Invite in Grundy Center. Read moreThree wins for Cougars in Spartan Invite
A run-producing hit off the bat of Max Watson during the eighth-inning proved to be Thursday's game-winner for the Ellsworth Community College baseball team. Read moreWatson's eighth-inning hit pushes ECC past 20th-ranked Hawks
Even though it was not the best of weather conditions outside, the wet course helped produce some good scores at Pine Lake on Thursday. Read moreSH squads both finish second at Pine Lake
Belmond-Klemme's offensive attack was too much to slow for the Iowa Falls-Alden/South Hardin/AGWSR boys during soccer play Thursday evening. Read moreFour goals not enough to earn win in Belmond
The Iowa Falls-Alden boys recorded a 28-stroke victory over North Central Conference rival Clarion-Goldfield-Dows during a head-to-head league match Thursday afternoon. Read moreKalous medals; Cadets crush Cowboys on links
On paper, Thursday's soccer contest appeared to be a mismatch. Read moreDefense carries Cadets to sixth win, 3-0
Behind an exceptional pitching performance by their ace, DMACC completed the season sweep of Ellsworth Community College on Wednesday. Read moreDonahue hurls a perfect game as Bears sweep ECC
Lots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend the problems don’t exist or couldn’t happen in a place like Iowa. But they do, and it can happen anywhere—even in our great state. It is our obligation to confront them in… Read moreSand: During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Iowans must stand with victims
In the dark winter months, the Cow Man and I usually choose a show to watch on TV – something with several episodes and several seasons. We did that again this year, but it took a while to make our final selection. We had to watch a few minutes of this, and a few minutes of that, before we l… Read moreLoring: Sometimes it just sticks
“Unsustainable” is a fascinating word, especially when it is used in government and politics. Merriam-Webster, the dictionary folks, tell us unsustainable means something cannot be continued or supported. Read moreEvans: Our grammarian governor plays politics with words