Prairie City News

To prevent death and injury, Iowa law enforcement is reminding the motoring public to buckle up, slow down and drive sober during the upcoming holiday weekend.

The Newton Municipal Band will continue a long tradition Saturday as part of the July 4 celebrations in downtown Newton.

This year's edition of Prairie Days in Prairie City, with the theme “Down on the Farm,” kicks off Friday evening with a pork supper on the square.

To Deafened: The bikes are loud so four-wheelers don't hit us. - Story City 50248 Building wind tower farms to harness the power for electricity sounds like a great idea for saving us heating and cooling costs here in central Iowa since many of the farms are nearby.

To mad in Ames: Pre-empting prime time is no worse than the scroll at the bottom of all programs advertising their other programs coming.

The Aurora Heights fourth graders have been working hard to spruce up their social etiquette and manners this spring.

Oksana Kovalenko has just completed one year as Ukrainian ambassador to the United States.

Two Colfax teens have been charged in more than a dozen burglaries reported in the past few months at various businesses all over Jasper County.

BRANDON - The biggest race at Huset's Speedway came down to a close finish on Sunday night, with the weather claiming a narrow victory.

No one was injured in a fire that gutted a Colfax home Thursday afternoon, Firefighters from Colfax, Baxter, Mingo and Prairie City responded to a call of a house fire around 1 p.m. on Thursday at 108 N. Lincoln St.

Memorial Day can be a somber day of remembering those who died for our freedom. To honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice at Gettysburg, Omaha Beach, Okinawa, A Shau Valley and Fallujah, among many other places.

Prairie Ag Supply Inc. of Prairie City has been designated a Power ProSM dealer by the North American Equipment Dealers Association .

BRANDON - Following a controversial ruling the night before, it was back to business for Outlaw sprint car driver Terry McCarl Sunday night at Huset's Speedway.

Colin Wilson of Newton displays some of the military items from his collection Colin Wilson has an unusual hobby; some might even say obsession.

During the National “Click It or Ticket” campaign, set for May 18-31, Iowa law enforcement officers will take the fight to the night in an attempt to save lives as officers - including those from the Newton and Prairie City police departments - ticket unbelted vehicle occupants around the clock.

BRANDON - The 2009 racing season at Huset's Speedway started out with a record-setting performance and closed with an exciting finish Sunday night.

Several presenters talked with Emerson Hough students at the end of Apirl about their jobs.

The five-mile race “Where the Rubber Meets the Road” Saturday at the Iowa Speedway was truly a unique race for me.

The Mount Vernon man who designed the $80,000 tree sculpture for Waterworks Prairie Park said the project's fate is solely in the hands of the Iowa City Council.

Student artists may now submit an entry to the 2009 federal junior duck stamp competition.