The past month has feltlike a bad dream, except that we’ve been living through it. Each day we’ve experienced new Executive Orders, cuts to various programs, announcements that a geographical area...

Our community school district is inviting you to make an impact on behalf of our Lisbon students. We hope that you will join others in our community who intend to head to the polls in support of PPEL–an...

To the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council and the Mt. Vernon/Lisbon Community: It was my sincere pleasure and infinite joy to serve as your poet laureate. It was an experience I will treasure always and...

I was in Eagle Grove last week. Like many travelers in Iowa, I stopped at Casey’s before leaving town. Eagle Grove is a meatpacking community, and many jobs are held by Hispanic men and women. As...

Happy New Year, Mt. Vernon As 2025 begins, it is time to review the City activities and look forward to what is coming up. Completed construction projects include the resurfacing of Business 30 from...

Many people would rather get their teeth drilled than discuss economics. If you are one of them, dial up your dentist, because today’s topic probably will make you uncomfortable. Some politicians...

Brain rot. Sure, you laugh. But if brain rot was not a real thing, then why did Oxford University Press choose it as their word of the year? What is brain rot, you ask? Well, if you have to ask, then you...

In today’s rapidly changing economy, traditional pathways to education and employment are evolving, and Kirkwood Community College is at the forefront of this transformation. In addition to offering...

Last June my husband and I were able to visit Gettysburg, Penn., and walk the battlegrounds from the Civil War. To call it sobering is an understatement. The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties,...

Last week, I bumped into an Appanoose County woman I have known for several years. She thanked me and the nonprofit organization I manage for shining the spotlight on the actions of Centerville Community...

SELCC sign up Sign up is open for Southeast Linn Community Center’s holiday assistance programs, including November and December holiday food boxes and Adopt-a-Family gifts for children. These...

What is a class from high school or middle school that you feel like you are still benefiting from today? I graduated from high school in 1987, so that question really gets me reflecting. Right now...