Fran Hipsley, who maintains a cat colony in Sykesville, said it grew from one cat in 2000 to more than 40 cats by 2010. She said it began because one neighbor let his cat, who wasn’t spayed ...

In the 1930s, Cedar County farmers clashed with officials over mandatory cow testing, leading to protests, violence, and even National Guard intervention amid the Great Depression's grip on rural Iowa ...