Looking Back: Early morning crowd sees first quota go off to World War I

U.S. Army Signal CorpsSoldiers of the 126th Infantry 32nd Division, assembling for an attack near Coutmont, Aug. 1, 1918. The 32nd Division included men from Muskegon County.This week 93 years ago...Muskegon gave the area’s first group of World War I...

Temple Israel's new Torah covers for High Holy Days 'a beautiful gift'

The changing of the Torah covers in preparation for the High Holy Days is a milestone at Temple Israel.

Walk on Art Street coming Saturday

Profiles of two artists participating in Saturday's Walk on Art Street in downtown Ottumwa.

Kent and Gomes radiant in 'Sleeping Beauty'

The American Ballet Theatre 's lush and lavish production of "The Sleeping Beauty," new last year, returned this season with a little tweaking here and there to correct second thoughts by Kevin McKenzie , Gelsey Kirkland and Michael Chernov , who devised the additional choreography (after Marius Petipa ) and the staging.

Fishing Line: 09/02/10

AMERICAN RIVER-Depending on which species they were targeting, anglers were catching some halfpounder (12 to 18 inches long) steelhead and striped bass.