Madison County opens audit bids as costs and oversight questions mount

Madison County’s Board of Supervisors opened sealed proposals from third-party accounting firms seeking to conduct Madison County’s annual audits instead of the State Auditor's Office over allegations ...

CPKC Holiday Train is returning to North Country on Nov. 26

In its 27th year of spreading the holiday cheer, the CPKC holiday train is here and also spreading awareness for food ...

Iowa Amtrak stations to see ‘well above average’ travel for Thanksgiving

A record-breaking amount of people are ditching the skies and roads this Thanksgiving and traveling to their holiday ...

How Much Will Thanksgiving Dinner Cost? It Depends on Whom You Ask.

Target’s Thanksgiving meal costs $4.99 per person, just 1 cent less than last year’s $5 per person. Five of the items on the ...

We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

I booked private roomettes on a 46-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to Seattle. We liked having beds, but there were a few ...

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

After procrastinating to buy my flight home for Thanksgiving one too many times (sorry, Mom), I've been left with no other ...

We price-checked grocery stores. What things cost before Thanksgiving

The Beacon Journal visited Giant Eagle, Acme, Walmart and Aldi to price check grocery staples and fresh produce. Here's what ...