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Jackie Clark moved to Des Moines unexpectedly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. While her heart remained in New Orleans, she was a tireless volunteer.

Collaboration is the key for two pairs of mother-daughter business owners making a mark in downtown Story City with Creative Endeavors, Simply Maes.

Baltic Mayoral Election Decided by Playing Cards As we have learned from recent history, when there is a contested election lots of crazy things can happen. In a small South Dakota town, an election was decided by the draw of a card. According to Dakota News Now, the small city of Baltic held an election for mayor on June 8th that ended in a tie. Both candidates, Deborah McIsaac and Tracy Petersen received 117 votes. Not a great turnout for a town of just over 1,100 people, but thats who showed...

Baltic officials create task force to study economic development Tom Savage View Comments A task force has been created in Baltic to help plan for commercial development in the town of 1,100 people nestled between Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids. The Baltic City Council has hired Sioux Falls-based Sioux Metro Growth Alliance to begin the study. A survey was sent to Baltic residents asking for their input on what they would like to see for future growth. The Build Baltic survey had 220 respondents, ...

Officers with the Carroll Police Department responded to two motor vehicle accidents over the course of the past weekend. The first was reported at