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Empty Nest: Heart transplant no holiday for Jim Holaday

Most everybody in Henry County, and a lot of SE Iowa, know Jim Holaday.

Central School Remembers: Remembering When Babe Ruth Hit the Links at Twin Lakes

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Are Aronia Berries A Cure-all?

All I know is my own story, and the stories of others whom I believe.  I had an ugly skin cancer on my forehead calle

Central School Remembers: Remembering Johnny Gosch—42 Years Later

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Central School Remembers: Lake City’s key role in dredging Twin Lakes

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Dog Days of Reading

My birthday at the end of July comes just in time for Dog-Days-of-August reading.

Empty Nest: 68 Days in Captivity

When 82-year old Roy Libby and his wife Karla of Mt.

Central School Remembers: Central School Remembers—Aug. 29, 1984

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Dr. Scott Slechta, father of education

I get occasional emails from readers, most of them complimentary of my Empty Nest column.

Central School Remembers: When Lake City Schools Had 860 Students in 1970

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

From the Editor’s Desk

by Emilie Jenson
Calhoun County Phoenix

Greetings Readers,

Empty Nest: Curt Rolls His Zero-Turn Mower Getting Ready for RAGBRAI!

 “Ragbrai” is a word, in Iowa anyway, therefore I'm not going to capitalize it.  

Central SChool Remembers: Living the Rotary Motto of “Service Over Self”

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation president

Empty Nest: Roadrunner, a Real Live Hobo

Roadrunner is 27 years old, has two dogs, and is a real live hobo.  He’s on his way to Britt, Iowa for the National H

Central School Remembers: Recalling the Excitement of Chautauqua in Lake City 105 Years Ago—Part 3

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Central School Remembers: Recalling the Excitement of Chautauqua in Lake City 105 Years Ago—Part 2

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

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