Independence News

In this May 7, 2012 photo, vehicles sit parked in front of the Heartland Acres Agribition Center in Independence, Iowa.

Less than five minutes after Storm Lake's Ethan Kenkel bested the 32-year-old Class 3-A state-meet mark with a 180-foot heave on his second attempt in the discus, the Atlantic senior one-upped him.

Ruth Johanna Ewalt, 92, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah Iowa, following a long illness.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - The late afternoon may be one of the few times the Independence Junior/Senior High School isn't crowded during the school year.

The Independence Community School District will break ground on a new $27.5 million junior-senior high school building Wednesday.