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Greta VanSteen

Greta VanSteen profiles people around Clarion and writes general news when a neighbor's story turns into something the whole town is talking about.

Wright County voters retain every judge on the November ballot

The view west from the Iowa State Capitol steps toward downtown Des Moines

Unofficial county totals show yes votes of about 73% to 76% for each Court of Appeals and District 2B judge on the Nov. 3 ballot, including Associate Judge Joseph L. Tofilon. Statewide unofficial totals were also well above 70% yes.

Categories News Tags Court of Appeals, District 2B, judicial retention, Wright County

CGD board to finalize March levy vote, weigh early resignation bonus

The Morgan Everts Library in Clarion, Iowa

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows board meets Thursday as enrollment dips and the town plans for the Hagie plant closing.

Categories News Tags Clarion, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, PPEL, property taxes, school board

Sand wins the governorship, but Wright County sticks with Lahn

The Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines

Unofficial results show Democrat Rob Sand won the Iowa governor’s race statewide, while Republican Zach Lahn carried Wright County 55.2% to 44.8%, a much closer local margin than recent presidential results.

Categories News Tags Iowa governor, Rob Sand, Wright County, Zach Lahn

Zach Johnson, the Cedar Rapids golfer with two majors

Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson grew up in Cedar Rapids and played golf at Drake University in Des Moines. He wasn’t a big-name prospect, and spent years on mini tours…

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Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta data center in Altoona

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Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004 and has run it ever since. The company renamed itself Meta in 2021.

Categories People & Profiles

Kurt Warner, from Hy-Vee shelves to the Hall of Fame

Kurt Warner

Kurt Warner’s story is told in every Iowa grocery store break room.

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Tim Cook, the operations man who followed Steve Jobs

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When Steve Jobs stepped down in 2011, many people doubted anyone could run Apple. Tim Cook has done it for more than a decade.

Categories People & Profiles

Chuck Grassley, the farmer who never stopped going home

Sen Chuck Grassley official

Chuck Grassley has been in the U.S. Senate since 1981, and he still visits all 99 Iowa counties every year. He has done it every year since 1981. Wright…

Categories People & Profiles

Jensen Huang and the chips behind the AI boom

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A few years ago, most people in Iowa had never heard of Nvidia. Now its chips are behind the data centers going up near Des Moines and Council Bluffs.

Categories People & Profiles

Lydia Schroeder returns home to lead the Clarion Chamber

Depot in Victor Iowa

There was a new face in the Depot on Main Street in Clarion in January 2021. Lydia Schroeder had just started as Chamber director.

Categories People & Profiles

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