Manson News

When times are tough, those who can give, give more. That couldn't have been more true for The Salvation Army this year as their 2009 Kettle Campaign exceeded everyone's expectations, Salvation Army Capt.

Bruce Birkett, 59, died Monday, November 30, 2009, at his home in Des Moines, IA.

Sue Skilling, 55, died at her home in Manson on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, following a battle with cancer.

Ghosts and goblins will haunt the hallways and classrooms once occupied by students at the former Manson Elementary School this weekend.

A new business cleared the first rezoning hurdle during the City Council meeting Tuesday.

A Manson teenager is charged with vehicular homicide as a result of a two-car crash that happened almost a year ago.

For 16 years the Hy-Vee Community Kids Fest has been bringing kids and area communities together at the Crossroads Mall for a night of fun.

Voters throughout the area will be heading to the polls Tuesday to select school board members.

The first day of class for a few local school districts falls right in the middle of the Iowa State Fair.

The midway grounds were empty and the beer tents were closed, but food-on-a-stick lovers consumed mass quantities inside the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday.

The 2009 football season may still be months away but that doesn't mean players throughout the State are not preparing for a run to the UNI-Dome. Iowa Preps has started our preseason coverage of the upcoming season.

As Jerrold Jimmerson gazed down at the photographs, recollections of horror flooded into his mind.

Manson Chief of Police Tom Ritts came to this Calhoun County town back in 1979 as a patrolman.