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Helen F. Jones, 80, Sidney, Iowa, formerly of Tabor, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at Shenandoah Care Center following a brief illness.
12 Days of Cookies: Raspberry Truffle Brownies
June McClure of Sidney, Iowa, won a Shenandoah radio station's cookie contest with this chocolate-rich confection in 1988.
Farmers Market Find: White peaches
Golf-ball-size, white-fleshed peaches that are riper than they look. Ours had tender and juicy flesh, minimal fuzz and explosive peach flavor despite a slight greenish tinge to the palest parts of their blushing yellow skin.
Horse repo puts banker in hot water
A horse is a horse, of course, of course. But is it collateral? Banks foreclosing on homes have become a common enough tale.
Biz Buzz: Via gifts, Terrace Hill adds places to park
From the Terrace Hill neighborhood to Ankeny, there's real estate buzz to report this week.
The traditional handbook that helps Boy Scouts "Be Prepared" now boasts some 21st century innovation.