McClelland News

Neighbors living around McClelland Park have long wanted to develop the neglected green space into something usable.

The coal mines of Marquisville closed long ago and the town's name has been removed from most Iowa maps, but one thing about the unincorporated area north of Des Moines has remained for 95 years: its church.

Tate High sophomore Taylor McClelland stood in front of the large black and white drawing of a tiger's head.

A grand total of 1,078 high school students will perform later this month at the 63rd annual All-State Music Festival in Ames.

McClelland's Stationery & Office Supplies has closed its store at 36 Spring St., ending 83 years of the company's presence there.

The Brampton Board of Trade has decided to accept a loss and walk away from a housing deal that saw the organization spend $842,500 on a property that sold for $480,000 several months ago.

Davenport's first neighborhood, the Gold Coast, will welcome visitors Saturday and Sunday for its 2009 Gold Coast Home Tour.

If you happen to be sitting at your kitchen table munching on something and reading this newspaper, give a thought, please, to all the people out there who aren't eating because they have no food.

The big question was the same this year as it is all others. Would Gladys Carrigan bring her famous peach pie to the big celebration? The answer was no.