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Laurens was the home of Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old man famous for travelling 240 miles (390 km) on a lawnmower. His story was made into the film The Straight Story (1999), directed by David Lynch and starring Richard Farnsworth (who received an Oscar-nomination for his performance) and Sissy Spacek.
The Storm Lake Times Pilot. The Storm Lake Times Pilot (formerly the Storm Lake Times) is a twice-weekly newspaper based in Storm Lake, Iowa, covering Buena Vista County and parts of neighboring Clay, Pocahontas, Sac, Ida and Cherokee counties. [citation needed] The newspaper, founded in 1990, is staffed and published by the Cullen family.
Iowa County. Hometown Current – Marengo (consolidation and rebranding of the former North English English Valleys Star and Victor Warrior Tribune newspapers in June 2019) Marengo Pioneer-Republican – Marengo. Williamsburg Journal Tribune – Williamsburg. Jackson County. Bellevue Herald-Leader – Bellevue.
The Daily Iowan – the student newspaper of the University of Iowa – has purchased two local weekly newspapers, the Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist. 2 small Iowa towns faced ...
Student–teacher ratio. 10.97 [1] District mascot. Chargers. Other information. Website. www .laurens-marathon .k12 .ia .us. Laurens–Marathon Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Laurens, Iowa, [2] also serving Marathon. The district occupies sections of Buena Vista, Clay, Palo Alto, and Pocahontas ...
Laurens Carnegie Free Library is a historic building located in Laurens, Iowa, United States. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell and Gage and completed in 1910. The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted the application for a grant from Laurens' literary association for $3,800 on February 6, 1907. [2]
BOLIVAR – Fort Laurens Museum will partner with the Brigade of the American Revolution to provide an event commemorating the 245th anniversary of the Continental Army's arrival to the site of ...
Pocahontas, Iowa. Political party. Republican. Education. University of Iowa. Donald G. Beneke (14 March 1916 – 17 February 1990) was an American lawyer and politician. Beneke was born to parents Anton and Theresa Mefferd Beneke in Laurens, Iowa, on 14 March 1916. He attended high school in his hometown.