(Editor’s note: Check with the establishments on updated hours/closures when planning your trip.) By Cindy Hadish The aptly-named Historic Hills Scenic Byway in southeast Iowa boasts a variety of charming attractions, home-style restaurants and locally based shops that take visitors back in time. At 110 miles, the byway winds through rolling hills, a state forest […]
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Cornell College to demolish two Civil Wa...
By Cindy Hadish MOUNT VERNON – Two Civil War-era homes on the National Register of Historic Places will be demolished to make way for a new science building at Cornell College. The Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission finally approved the project Dec. 28, after months of concern about the fate of the brick buildings and […]