Hotel Maytag In Newton Returning to Glory

Two years ago, the Hotel Maytag in Newton was a wreck.

Toy Stories: A History of Iowa Toys

During the upcoming holidays, many Iowa kids will unwrap toys brought to them by Santa or the…

Shadowed by Eclipse, Iowa Was Center of the Universe

Iowa’s Early Birds of Aviation

Searching for Iowa’s Civil Rights History

Bruce Harris still remembers the sunny Sunday afternoon in the early 1960s when he and…

Marshalltown’s Laurence Jones Lifted African-Americans Out of Illiteracy

An Iowan named Laurence Jones…

Nailed It: How an Iowan Helped Build the Transcontinental Railroad

Newton Puts a New Shine on its Historic Town Square

Newton’s Historic Maytag Park an Oasis for Summertime Adventures

Imagine it’s the summer of 1936.

To Revive Your Old Neighborhood, Think Small

Bernice Radle wants you to think small.