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WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — Life at the corner of John Wayne Drive and West Court Avenue will change for the first time in 83 years when the owners of Winterset’s Ben Franklin variety store retire five days before Christmas.

In their heyday, in the 1970s, there were 2,500 stores nationwide and more than 100 in Iowa.

SWEET HOME — The Sweet Home City Council welcomed new members Angelita Sanchez and Dylan Richards Tuesday evening and prepared to say goodbye to Rose Peda, who will retire Friday

Snyder served as assistant city attorney from 1981 until 1989 and has been city attorney since then. His contract is for 19.6 hours per week at a salary of $4,749 per month. The council recently completed a review of Towry’s performance. Based on a top scale of five points per category, he did not average below four points in any category: city council relationships, performance related to the job, meeting council goals and a roundtable of questions. Comments included, “Overall this i...