Business Awards

■ Shayne Brashear of Consulting Services Inc. has achieved the certification of Master of Spe

Blood, gore, tourism: The ax murderer who saved a small town

This is a story of murder and tourism and ghosts. Of civic failure and the illusion of certainty. It’s a Midwestern story that begins in 1912, before the state of Iowa became a patchwork of vanishing villages, before Interstate 80 and the World’s Largest Truck Stop. It is the year the John Deere company begins building tractors and Arizona enters the Union and a surprising number of Republicans ...

Teens willing to shell out big bucks for prom

For Julia Basiliere, going to the prom is the biggest event of her high school years. "It's a very highly anticipated event where you are going to be with your friends and have fun," Basiliere said. That is why she does not want to skimp on style or price for her May 4 prom at Atkinson Country Club.