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09/16/2025 - 3:58pm
FOREST CITY - "Nunsense," Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns who attempt to put on a talent show to raise funds to bury their sister nuns, who have died of botulism. BrickStreet Community’s Theatre’s Production of “Nunsense” will be Sept....

Opinion

06/25/2025 - 11:20am
After an unprecedented effort from 12 Iowa Republican senators to get a bill (HF639) to the floor for a vote our hopes of passage were dashed by Gov. Reynolds’ veto. This bill protected property owners and their rights from the use of eminent domain...

Sports


The West Hancock girls cross country team accepts their 1st place plaque at the conclusion of the Belmond-Klemme Invitational, Sept. 9. Doug Weiland photo
09/16/2025 - 3:22pm
BELMOND - The West Hancock Eagles cross country teams delivered outstanding performances at the Belmond-Klemme Invitation on Tuesday, Sept. 9, with the girls’ team achieving a milestone that will be remembered for years to come. Girls Make History...

Obituaries


Kay Eginton
09/12/2025 - 11:40am
Kay Ruth Eginton passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025. A resident of Iowa City since 1952 and a graduate of the University of Iowa, Kay was born in Lake Mills, Iowa, in 1935. Kay's lifelong vocation was writing poetry.  She is preceded in death...

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