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DES MOINES -- Jeremy Parsons, of the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, will officially be named CEO and manager of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Gary Slater, who has held the top…

Sweet Honeymoon Winery celebrates fifth anniversary in March By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com   Established in 2017 by Sue and Jim Hirschberg, the Sweet Honeymoon Winery has…

Calhoun County EMS Director undergoes employee evaluation. By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com   During the Jan. 3 Board of Supervisors meeting, EMS Director Kerrie Hull began …

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On Jan. 3 the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors discussed the implementation of an Overweight/Oversize permit program. Calhoun/Sac County …

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On Jan. 2, the Lake City council installed a new Assistant Police Chief. Mayor Pro Tem Gary Bellinghausen administered the oath of office to…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On Jan. 2, the City Council of Lytton approved the purchase of a new high service pump for their water plant. In addition to the new pump at…

By Karl Jones karl@calhouncountyphoenix.com On Jan. 3 the Rockwell City council discussed several city vehicles. They started by discussing the new John Deere loader, which has a five-…

Pre-register to join us Friday, Jan. 20 from 6-7 p.m. with a meal being provided at 5:30 p.m. at the Calhoun County Extension Office for a bird feeder workshop! Abbey Conrad, Naturalis…

If there are more pine needles on the floor than on the tree, it might be time to think about disposing of the Christmas tree. When that time comes, there are a few ways to properly (a…

The Kitchen at the Iowa State Fairgrounds DES MOINES-- Maybe you're looking for a sweet treat or trying to find a warm mug of hot cocoa to escape the next Iowa cold snap? Cocoa bombs p…

How can I be sure my retirement funds will last my lifetime? This important question will be addressed on Thursday evenings January 19 and 26 in an online workshop from Iowa State Univ…

466 Loan Guarantee Approvals Created or Retained More Than 5,000Jobs   DES MOINES – The SBA’s Iowa District Office has announced the Agency’s Fiscal Year 2022 loan approval statistics …

DES MOINES —2022 ended on a good note, with December's precipitation above normal. While the precipitation numbers for November and December were encouraging, the state of Iowa saw its…

By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Any fool can do it, there ain't nothing to it. Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill. But si…

By: Chris C. Nelson (Photos courtesy of the NFL) I believe the United States is not only the greatest country on Earth, but the greatest civilization ever formed in the history of mank…

By: Chris Nelson After a relatively calm weather stretch for the holidays, Mother Nature is acting fussy with her winter tantrum. An ice storm crippled parts of the state this week, wh…