Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO)’s Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director, Michael Egel, has announced the complete repertory ...

Brother John and I decided to see the USA in our Chevrolet, so we hopped in our Equinox EV and buzzed through the Great ...

The Fourth of July was Mom 2.0’s big holiday. She did most holidays big: Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Heck ...

The Hinterland Musical Festival is jumping the county line and coming to Warren County from its long-time home in Madison ...

Despite being the nation’s largest landlord, Uncle Sam will never win a round of Monopoly, the classic boardgame where ...

Indianola School Board has a candidate ready to serve!

Following the 2024 general election, the 91st Iowa General Assembly will bring some new lawmakers to the State Capitol – including adding more Republican members in both chambers. Senate Republicans ...

HOW TO HELP AND GET HELP The Pink Tractor Foundation Country Carnival may have started as a small, mostly-family event, but more than a decade later, it's an annual extravaganza that has allowed the ...

Reporter Jenny Fee's husband, Eric, has become the favorite of their goat, Reggie, who insists upon giving slobbery smooches. JENNY FEE / Independent Advocate ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Middle school teacher Daniel P. Finney is a former editor of The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune and part-time contributor to the Independent Advocate. His column is distributed ...