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Just three of the more than 875 photos submitted in a contest that celebrated the 20 th Anniversary of the founding of Keep Iowa Beautiful were awarded Best of Show status. But the image of an iconic western Iowa historical landmark was named the Public Favorite following a two-week social media vote taken at the end of January. The winner of that prize is Dave Austin of Ankeny who captured a beautiful image of Manning’s Trinity Church under the stars. People travel from all around the Midwest and beyond to see the church constructed in 1913 which made a nationally televised move to its hom...

A Waterloo Native Lasted Only 16 Days as Iowa Governor Most Iowans and many Americans are aware Terry Branstad is the longest serving governor in not just Iowa history, but U.S. history. He served as our governor for 8,169 days. But what about the flipside? Well, here's a fun Iowa history nugget for you: A Waterloo native named Robert David Fulton was Iowa's shortest serving governor, holding the position for only 16 days. Or, 8,153 fewer days than Gov. Branstad did. But Robert D. Fulton was not given the boot. He committed no crime. He didn't die in office. Oh, and he didn't resign afte...