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Local Columns

What is wildlife having for dinner this Christmas?

Fruits, seeds and dormant insects help keep many of our winter wildlife species alive. There are many different types of crab apple trees that are an important food source for birds, rabbits, raccoons, deer and many other animals. In the winter, there are usually a few apples remaining on the ...

District 72 Update – Rep.Dean Fisher

Now that the campaigns are behind us, we are busy preparing for the 2017 legislative session. I would like to thank all of the voters for their participation in this election and especially all those that voted to return me to the Iowa House to represent District 72. I am honored to once ...

Slices of Life By: Jill Pertler- The holiday letter Greetings!

Like the Terminator, we are back! You may have missed our holiday letter last year because we didn’t send one. We weren’t trying to be naughty and I hope our lack of communication didn’t get us knocked off your Christmas card list. In case it did, I am sending our greetings early this ...

Looking Back

10 YEARS AGODEC. 7, 2006Leaf ordinance will be enforced,Reinbeck Elementary Student Council holds food drive in conjunction with Red Ribbon Week.Better Business Bureau issue loan scam warning.Cedar Valley Hospice Tree of Love ceremony is set for Dec. 10.Jillian Freed & Andrew Troxel ...

Never say never

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Barred Owls that I heard from my tree stand. And if you will recall, how excited I was to hear these "old friends" back in the woods after a number of years' absence. Well, this past week I was treated to a "new friend" that I just had to report to you.I was ...

Library News

Dean Staack entertained kids for story time on November 22. For our next story time, we will have a special guest: Santa Claus will be here to read and do activities. This will take place at the library on Tuesday morning, December 6 at 10:00. Plan to join us.The afternoon book discussion group ...

Iowa Outdoors By Brett Reece, State Game Warden

Hunters planning to participate in Iowa’s shotgun deer season are encouraged to purchase their licenses ahead of time to avoid long lines at the retailer. The DNR expects around 70,000 hunters to participate in the first shotgun season and so far, 26 percent of the licenses have been sold. ...

Q&A: Supporting Small Business With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: Why do you make it a priority to support small business? A: Small business is the backbone of America’s economic eco-system, serving as primary job creators and civic boosters in local communities across the country. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses ...