Colorful Characters From Our Backyard: 2009 - 2019

Syndicated columnist Donald Kaul once wrote that northwest Iowa is so sparse in population that he annexed a South Dakota town to fill it out. Rural, and not-so-syndicated columnist, Douglas Clough, has - from 2009 to 2019 - roamed the corn and soybean locked land surrounding Ida County on a quest to prove that we might like South Dakotans, but we don't require them to be colorful, no matter how low our numbers. In 'Colorful Characters From Our Backyard', Clough features career-makers, agricultural characters, those that serve, students who inspire, faith-filled folks, and other notable neighbors from his northwest Iowa backyard. He invites you to take a seat, breath in the clean Iowa air, and enjoy the people that he's come to know and admire. Read more