Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books have long captivated readers with their descriptions of sweeping prairies, ...

Jill Annette Dawley, age 61, of Burr Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at home surrounded by family, following a brief battle with cancer. Jill was born Feb. 23, 1956, in LaCrosse, Wis., ...

Lawrence "Larry" Baumler, 76, of Mabel, formerly of Burr Oak, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel. Larry was born Jan. 31, 1941, on the family farm in Burr Oak Township, ...

The oak family is actually quite large in Iowa. It is, perhaps, the dominant family of Iowa forest trees. The burr oak was selected as Iowa’s state tree. The family is divided into two groups, the ...