BROOKLYN — Betty Price has never let grass grow under her feet, so imagine how she feels with a protective boot on her fractured left foot that limits her mobility. Why, this woman, who celebrated her 80th birthday on Feb. 17 at Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful, can’t even ride her motorcycle. “There won’t be [...]

  GUERNSEY – A fire completely destroyed an unoccupied barn off of Hwy 21 in Poweshiek County Thursday evening. According to firefighters on scene, the call came in at about 6:15 p.m. for the fire at 4531 Hwy 21 in Guernsey. When firefighters arrived, the barn was completely engulfed in flames. Deep River Fire, Brooklyn [...]

State regents are discussing the idea of hiring a public relations firm to create an “Iowa brand” for the state’s three public universities for promotion internationally, board President Craig Lang said during a stop in Iowa City Thursday. The board doesn’t have the funding currently for the plan, and there is no estimate for how [...]

Mike Clayton is very familiar with wrestling in Iowa, and will be able to share it with his wrestlers The Brooklyn, Iowa, native, is in his fifth year as head wrestling coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., and has returned to his home state for the first time for regular-seasons competition. Clayton [...]

His rivals are beating him up for his foreign policy positions, but Ron Paul is finding plenty of support among Iowa caucusgoers for his non-interventionist philosophy. Paul’s reluctance to get tough with Iran, as well as his call to end foreign aid and bring all troops home, has made him an easy target for other [...]

One day after an advisory panel recommended an increase in the state’s gasoline tax to generate more revenue for critical transportation need, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation threw its support behind the proposed tax hike. IFBF President Craig Lang of Brooklyn said Thursday his group was applauding the proposed fuel tax of eight to 10 [...]