Alvord, Iowa

Lyon County, Iowa, voters retained their sheriff, while George-area voters elected a new county supervisor Tuesday.

A northwest Iowa woman who pleaded guilty to stealing from an after-school program must pay back about $400,000 she spent on vacations, a car and payments to herself and family members.

ALVORD, Iowa -- Lyon County Economic Development Director Glenn Anderson calls a proposed $90 million casino/resort, "the biggest thing for Lyon county in 100 years." Ruth Koedam agrees.

The same faith that brought Ruth Koedam back from the brink of compulsive gambling has motivated her to try to prevent others from falling into the same trap.

The Van Der Brink garden is magical. You can see the beauty in the mass plantings of phlox and hollyhocks and feel the peace under the wisteria covered pergola.