They reigned benevolently from La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, first downtown and later at the corner of Iowa Highway 122 and Eisenhower Avenue on Mason City's west side.

Bridgestone Americas prematurely closed its La Vergne tire manufacturing plant on July 2, ending a 54-year run in Rutherford County.

He's got a daunting task ahead of him, but first-year La Vergne football coach Christopher Johnson is tackling it with optimism.

He's got a daunting task ahead of him, but first-year La Vergne football coach Christopher Johnson is tackling it with optimism.