Erin Henze

Council members and mayor are sworn in earlier this year. Mayor Waylon Clayton and Councilmember Kiki Scarberry, at the center, got into a heated debate Tuesday regarding comments made by Clayton at an event earlier in the month. (John Van Nostrand)

Jerry Katzer is awarded the Warren G. Coleman Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Iowa Lions Foundation, in 2022. (Contributed)

Graphic novels come in all shapes and sizes, including "Fangirl," a graphic novel based on the original novel by Rainbow Rowell, and "Dragon Ball," a translated Japanese Manga which is read back to front. (Erin Henze)

This Monday, the world celebrated veterans: The U.S. with Veterans Day and Canada and the U.K. with Remembrance Day. While there are many ways in which people celebrate and honor veterans on this day, I wanted to share some ways to better educate oneself about the experiences veterans have gone through.

Students learn about the criminal justice program at SWCC with the help of the Union County Sheriff's Office. (Contributed)

Iowa-native Chris Schlichting will be performing at the annual Creston Parks and Recreation comedy night fundraiser. (Contributed)

Graduating high school classes are consistently larger than incoming younger grades. There was a decrease of about 55 students comparing this year to last year. (CNA file photo )

Oftentimes, when politicians give strange suggestions or inappropriate jokes, people like to brush them off. “It’s just a joke” or “no one actually believes that” or “there’s no harm in a few words.” This is simply not true.

Voted on in 2021, the McKinley Lake Restoration Project is full-steam ahead, with three contracts awarded at Tuesday's city council meeting. (CNA file photo)

Sarah Stephens is the Green Hills Region Teacher of the Year.