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Dougherty retires as director of Beaman Library

BEAMAN — Libraries are more than a place to access free reading materials. They’re often the hub of a community and keeper of local history. For Sarah Dougherty, her love of reading and research was the right combination for her role as director of the Beaman Community Memorial Library. ...

Old glory

FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Service runs in Craig Brandenburg’s family. His father, longtime former T-R Outdoors Today Columnist Garry Brandenburg, proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, and Craig, an Albion native and Class of 1988 MHS graduate, followed in ...

Two injured in UTV crash near Rhodes

RHODES — Two people were injured and airlifted to Des Moines area hospitals after a UTV crash outside of Rhodes in southwestern Marshall County on Saturday evening. According to a press release from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the Marshall County Communications Center received ...

Gilman gears up for Sesquicentennial celebration

GILMAN — As the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this Fourth of July weekend, organizers in Gilman are gearing up for another milestone occasion: the southeastern Marshall County community’s 150th birthday, which will be commemorated during a ...