A note from our editor

I wanted to inform our readers that I will be on vacation from October 8-15, because of this there will not be any updates on the website or our social media during that time. That is the drawback of being a staff of one (who is volunteer at that).

I have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. as a tourist for the first time with my father and brother and I look forward to leaving my laptop at home. Feel free to send me any tips or significant news I may have missed during this time by emailing me at shane.vanderhart@iowatorch.com. I will be checking email periodically as time allows.

Thanks for your understanding.