Macksburg News

Eagle Rock is a crock. It says so, right there on the defaced sign at the outskirts of what four decades ago was the most recognizable community in Iowa.

The Southern Iowa Rural Water Association has been awarded $1.1 million in federal grants and loans.

The longest day of 2009 RAGBRAI is in the books, and I'm not about to complain! Not only did Tuesday's 77 miles put a pain in my legs but more so my back end, it rained about a third of the time I was on the road and was actually kind of cold .

Rachel Gray of New Virginia grew up on an Iowa gravel road. She used to take her bike and ride by herself, dreaming of the future.

Day three of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa started with drizzle, a chill and cloud cover but shaped up as a classic.

Although this year's route takes place in southern Iowa, the effect of the cross-state bike ride is felt through out the entire state.

The spotlight was intense but brief for Dannie and Curtis White. Their impromptu marriage on June 19, 2008, on a highway bridge in flooded Columbus Junction was too much for the state and news media to resist.