Lady Falcons advance against Seymour 2-0, to face BCLUW Friday evening
On a cool summer night perfect for softball, fans at Saling Athletic Complex were treated to a fantastic defensive display by both teams, but...
Seymour and Wayne roar out of gate, set up Wednesday night game
Playing on their home fields, both Seymour and Wayne looked sharp in the 1st round of the 2019 softball playoffs.
The Warriorettes led Mormon Trail...
Garden Road Zoo
When I was a boy, my Vietnam veteran father took us on one of our summer ‘vacations,’ which never stretched far beyond Des Moines...
Early seeding leaves softball coaches frustrated
With 10 games left to play in the regular season, the governing sports body for high school girls in Iowa, the IGHSAU, handed out...
The tree crisis slowly spreads across America
At one time, elms lined West Street in Corydon; their familiar fluted limbs rose over many homes in America. Then came Dutch elm disease.
In...
At school in Seymour and Wayne, Martha Comfort lives up to her name
Martha Comfort is one of the more unique entrepreneurs in southern Iowa. Her expertise is preventing sexual abuse, spreading her message in school districts...
Wayne wins annual Doc Douglas baseball tournament
Mormon Trail, Seymour and Wayne all played at the annual Doc Douglas baseball tournament in Corydon on Saturday morning and afternoon. After a thunderstorm...
Garden Road Catfish
Another birthday has passed, and my almost seven-year-old son Grant informed me that now I am old. This is the same boy who helps...
Wade Harman, Denver select Hawkeye Noah Fant in draft
Before the 2019 NFL Draft, some projections had the Denver Broncos selecting former Chariton and Iowa Hawkeye tight end T.J. Hockenson in the first...
Garden Road Superheroes
I actively attempt not to write about my brother in the past tense. At least not too often, mostly for my mother’s sake, but...
