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CORBIN — As the clock winds down on 2023, the Corbin Tourism and Convention Commission is hosting a New Year’s Eve Bash to attract people downtown.

The best dog costumes this Halloween are cute, comfy and can fit various dogs. They include easy bandanas, pumpkin-themed outfits, unique character costumes and more.

Black Cat Ice Cream is taking its name literally this weekend. In what founder Alex Carter hopes is the first of many, the ice cream shop is partnering with The Pet Bistro, a customizable dog treat and food store in Des Moines, and the DeSoto-based AHeinz57 Pet Rescue to host an adoption event Sunday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. True to the businesss namesake, the event will feature three adult black cats — Mama, Baby Bean and Ouzo — as well as four multicolored kittens named Bumble, Sta...

The Hawk Eye When the New York Times came to Burlington, they heard a story of a rundown town in despair but one of the men interviewed in the story said if he had gotten to show Burlington to The New York Times, he would have told a very different story. Terry Davis said article author Trip Gabriel did not want to go with him on a tour of Burlington,so Davis agreed to take The Hawk Eye on the tour of Burlington he had intended to give. “I want to show you how I see Burlington and the people,...

The dynamic Cedar Falls family behind the social media accounts "Ive Pet That Dog" and "Ive Pet That Cat" — as well as the book, "Pet That Dog!" — are at it again. Next summer, Rachel Braunigan and her son, 11-year-old Nigel Kidd, will release the familys second book, a companion to "Pet That Dog!" called "Pet That Cat!" The new book will feature quizzes, cat facts — which Braunigan said are her sons specialty — as well as tips on how to pet and care for cats. Like "Pet That Dog!...