Lauren Kinsey, along with contracted help, is building her own barndominium on County Road 150 in Markle and plans to use that as her permanent home ... We can’t buy it but maybe we can build it.” ...
Outdated facilities and declining enrollment trouble a pair of central Iowa school districts. It's a challenge to provide a 21st century education in a 20th century building, leaders say.
Bonnie Terpstra has seen what happens to old barns in Iowa. Any fortunate enough to withstand a blistering Midwestern tornado or the devastating straight-line winds of a derecho are too often ...