Baxter ready for cyclists to bolt into town
BAXTER – The small town of Baxter is home to about 1,100.From watching kids riding their bikes aroun…
‘Bolted together’
BAXTER – Engines roaring. Tires spinning through the dirt. Mud flinging in the air.For 12-year-old A…
Can’t blame all-star snubs on fans
Every July, I spend way too much time analyzing the Major League Baseball all-star rosters. I really have a tough time with snubs and usuall…
Baxter ends season with loss to No. 6 Martensdale-St. Marys
ST. MARYS — The Baxter baseball team’s first season as a program is officially over. The Bolts lost …
District begins selection process for facility maintenance plan firm
COLFAX – Fifty three minutes and two seconds. This was the time of Monday evening’s regular school board meeting.
Parents as Teachers future bleak in Jasper County
With talks stalled between Jasper and Marion Counties, employees working with the Parents as Teachers program will be without a job come Jul…
Supervisors approve new pod construction at Jasper County Jail
Construction of a new pod at the Jasper County Jail could be underway “fairly quickly” after plans to move forward with the estimated $130,0…
Magician Tim Stolba at Colfax library
The Colfax Public Library is bringing magician Tim Stolba to Colfax as part of its Summer Library Program. He will be performing at 10 a.m. …
Tigerhawk Softball National Anthem singers
Tigerhawk softball continues the tradition of live singers for the National Anthem. Under Bryan Poulter, in his 19th season as the head soft…
The Conservation Station is coming to the Jasper County Fair
AMES — Iowa State University’s Conservation Station is coming to town. The Conservation Station, an engaging mobile learning center, educate…
Bison: An American icon
Join a ranger at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge for a guided walk along the half-mile Overlook Trail to explore th…
