Grinnell College is marking the loss of its oldest alumna. Just living to 111 is a rare accomplishment, but Edith Renfrow Smith was known for much more. The granddaughter of slaves, she was the first black woman to graduate from Grinnell College — in 1937 — with a major in psychology and a minor in […]
Saint Ansgar wins America 250 federal grant to showcase history
A theater company in the northern Iowa town of Saint Ansgar is getting an $18,000 federal grant to put on musicals
