Earlham News

Earlham, Ia. - Before he was a sweet but sad memory, Brant Hamilton was a smiling boy.

After a month's wait, the new Earlham Savings Bank branch on Des Moines' south side was finally able to let its patriotic colors fly.

The EF-5 tornado that ravaged the small community of Parkersburg, IA, in late May 2008, was the most devastating twister to strike the Hawkeye state in more than 30 years, unleashing a 43-mile path of destruction spanning three counties.

There are explosive new claims about one of the filmmakers being investigated for taking advantage of the Iowa Film Tax Credit Program.

Iowa Preps has scoured the State and got input from readers as well to put together our top performers list from week four of the 2009 football season.

From Thursday to Sunday at the Landlocked Film Festival, Iowa City area residents will have a chance to watch the work of dozens of independent filmmakers from throughout the world as well as participate in discussions with film professionals dedicated to helping develop the state's fledgling film industry.

Jesse Denman, a farmer and small-business owner from Earlham, raises an interesting question about the advertisement purchased by 'Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers' on some Des Moines-area city buses.

A Merrill man is among 18 Iowans that have applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals that occurred when Judge John C. Miller retired July 23, 2009.

It was just a year-and-a-half ago when the city announced that three houses needed to be demolished to make room for the reconstruction of the King's Highway Bridge.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office reports a small biplane crashed near Earlham on Saturday night.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office reports a small biplane crashed near Earlham on Saturday night.

Pleasant Hill City Council member Martha Miller joined Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on June 24 for a 13-city trip to promote the development of passenger rail service from Chicago to Omaha.

Earlham, Ia. - Iowa Gov. Chet Culver traveled through central and western Iowa Wednesday in an antique train car draped in red, white and blue bunting, but sidestepped suggestions the rail promotional tour looked like a campaign event.

Two Rivers Insurance Services of Burlington has merged with Premium Business Insurance in Waukee.

This year, to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee, the annual Lord Mayor's celebrations promise to be better than ever.

Earlham, Ia. - A man died Sunday after his car collided head-on with a semitrailer truck in Dallas County, the Iowa State Patrol said.

An unidentified person is dead following a nearly head on collision on Interstate 80 near mile marker 104 west of Des Moines.

Regarding Clarence Swartz's May 11 letter asking, 'Why do farmers continue to farm around old buildings, brush piles and rock piles...?' Brush piles will decay and return to the soil or may serve as a source of fuel.

In fact, according to a study by Michigan State University, a well-designed and maintained landscape improves a home's value by 12 percent over comparable homes.

The man who has helped to turn around Earlham High School in Norwich will stay at the helm if it becomes an academy later this year, it was announced today.