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Central School Remembers: Farming in West-Central Iowa 130 Years Ago, Part 1

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Summer Reading

If you liked “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, which was made into the movie “A Man Called Otto” starring Tom Ha

Central School Remembers: Keeping the Faith at Twin Lakes

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Making hay the old fashioned way

I often wondered what those old rusty farm contraptions were sitting in the far corners of hay fields.

Central School Remembers—Decoration Day 100 Years Ago

A century ago, Memorial Day wasn’t a three-day weekend. It wasn’t even called Memorial Day.

Central School Remembers: Lake City’s Dale Madden Wrote of VE-Day in Italy

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: In Defense of Medicare Advantage Plans

Like most everyone else, I was shocked by the gruesome murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Health Care (UHC).  He

Central School Remembers: Remembering the 10th Anniversary of the Mother’s Day 2015 Tornado—Part 2

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation president

Empty Nest: “A Monster in Mt. Pleasant” by CJ Williams

I wasn't going to read Williams' book about the horrendous murder of three women in Mt.

Central School Remembers: Remembering the 10th Anniversary of the Mother’s Day 2015 Tornado—Part 1

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation president

Empty Nest: Ginnie Gets Her Dogwood

 Every year around Arbor Day, I like to plant a tree.  Last year it was a Colorado Blue Spruce that I planted where o

Central School Remembers: Hobart Bros. Seed Corn’s roots ran deep in Lake City

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Prayer Answered!

I had been clean and sober 15 years when I found myself out late, on a cold winter's night, on my insurance business.

Central School Remembers: Celebrating a Season of New Life and Hope

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Terrible Terrance Tree Service

When I was in college, one of the part-time jobs I had was working for Terrible Terrance  Tree Service.  Terrance's f

Central School Remembers: Lake City’s seed corn heritage: Heim’s Hybrids

By Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

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