Cathy Byrd News Today

The Freedom Friday segment on Newschannel 7 at 5:30 p.m. highlights an overcomer of addiction. This week. meet three!

Cathy Byrd's son Christian had been enamored with baseball as soon as he could walk. He had a ...

Reincarnation is Real; We Always Come Back Reincarnation stories told by kids themselves 1st story: Pamela Robinson comes back as Luke Ruehlman. On March 16. 1993, at about 4 a.m. a faulty space heater set a room on the first floor of the Paxton hotel, 1432 N Lasalle street, ablaze. The blaze quickly spread to the upper floors where many of the hotel’s 130 residents got trapped. This was how the New York Times reporter, Don Terry, reported the event. 15 killed as Flames sweeps residence hotel...

Sara Jordan-Heintz Special to the Ames Tribune Cathy Byrd started sewing when she was 11 years old. She began by making clothes for her dolls, then moved on to clothes for herself, then later her six children. She always knew someday she’d like to take her hobby and turn it into a business. High Bridge Quilting (its name a nod to Boone’s railway history) recently opened at 719 Story St. It specializes in longarm quilting, custom quilt, pillow and pillowcase orders and offers fabric and supp...