Laurens News

Laurens, IA poetry View more &raquo We climbed the tar papered huts that were joined together like railway cars, and scampered across the curved roofs from one side to the other of the stockyards on moonlit ...

Activities ranging from a wine festival to a parade to a children's pedal pull drew a crowd from all over the region and as far away as California to Laurens on Saturday.

An accident involving a faulty trailer has landed two Siouxlanders in the hospital.

STORM LAKE, Iowa---The 13th annual Marathon to Marathon will be Saturday with preliminary events on Friday.

One suspect is in custody and one is still being sought in a case of vandalism at Laurens-Marathon High School early Sunday morning.

Broken picture frames, a smashed computer, a science lab and teacher's lounge turned upside down.

“I am not at all in favor of this decision”

By ERIN JORDAN * REGISTER IOWA CITY BUREAU * April 2, 2008 Students at Laurens-Marathon High School held a sit-in Tuesday to protest the school board's decision Monday night not to renew the contract of a ... via Des Moines Register

“We're looking at the realities that small schools deal with”

A power struggle between administrators in the Laurens-Marathon school district threatens to tear apart the northwest Iowa communities at a time when small school districts can't afford to fracture, residents ... via Des Moines Register

“She won an award for being administrator in the state of Iowa and here we are nine months later, we're trying to figure all this out.”

Dozens of people came out to show their support for the principal of Laurens, Iowa's high school. via KTIV-TV Sioux City

“To be competitive in today's environment, it is critical that Iowa's young people have skills in more than just production agriculture-they need to understand agribusiness, too”

Awards were presented for selection into Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders program. via Spencer Daily Reporter

A Rockwell City, Iowa inmate is back in custody after being chased by authorities Wednesday in a truck that allegedly had been stolen. via Sioux City Journal