Wanda Bauer News Today

A super PAC backing the former governor of South Carolina plans to knock on 100,000 doors in Iowa before the caucuses, but it’s running out of time to spread her message.

The Iowa caucuses are in three weeks, on Jan. 15, and Donald Trump retains a commanding lead in the polls. But Nikki Haley has been gaining ground.

AMES, Iowa — Tyler Raygor rapped on the door of a gray, one-story house in a neighborhood in northern Ames, Iowa, and waited until a man in a hoodie and jeans appeared before launching into his pitch. The man, Mike Morton, said he was leaning toward voting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis or former President Donald Trump in next month’s caucuses. But had Morton considered Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina? No, Morton admitted, he hadn’t given her much thought. ...

To spark the holiday spirit, the Scappoose Historical Society has transformed the historic Watts House into a scene straight out of Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.