Sidewalk construction, improvements along Poor Farm Ditch and the possible removal of stop signs were among the issues discussed by candidates for West University Place mayor and city council at a ...

West University Place City Council members toured the city's lowest point -- geographically and aesthetically -- and viewed another ditch that could ease the area's flooding. The lowest point is a ...

Cara Miller, executive director of Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, said the designation reflects the organization’s mission to tell Iowa’s diverse agricultural stories with the poor farm ...

GENEVA, June 29 -- -- GENEVA, June 29 -- Rich countries promised 4 1/2 years ago to make the global trade system fairer for poor countries, changing rules to help them reap the rewards of ...

Dodge County-owned poor farm items were sold at public auction in 1940 and the farmland and homestead sold 15 years later. The original house was torn down in the 1970s.

For nearly a decade, Johnson County’s Historic Poor Farm has focused on upgrades to make their site a reliable source of food production, agriculture education, and history education. Now, the ...

The Johnson County Historic Poor Farm has been designated as an official Heritage Area Site in partnership with the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA). As part of the designation ...

Town officials who oppose affordable housing at the poor farm — including Select Board Chair Richard Wells and member Roxanne Musto — declined to comment for this story.

Nearly all of Iowa's counties had a poor farm, but most were converted for other use by the mid-20th century. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, ...

A local cabinet shop donated this wooden box for the remains. It was inscribed with, “Here lies remains known only to God, Brentwood Poor Farm, circa 1841 – 1868”. Photo by Robbin Ray ...

Skeletal remains uncovered from a “historic poor farm” in 1999 were from the 1800s, New Hampshire officials said. They were reburied. National Remains found on 1800s ...