When eight-year-old Owen LeClair heard about a group raising money to buy teddy bears for children involved in fires and accidents, he knew he had to help.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month throughout the nation and, especially, throughout our county. In order to raise awareness, we need for citizens of Polk County to know that violence against children and families DOES happen here. We are not immune to

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell has offered his top 10 suggestions to help parents keep their children active and productive during summer vacation.

Arulanantham Suresh Joachim is a Canadian of Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry and has broken 33 world records. He does these to benefit underprivileged children of the world.Some of his records include ironing clothes non-stop for 55 hours and 5 minutes. Joachim

While sketching an amaryllis in ink, 4-year-old Charlotte Meenach drew water coming up through the flower’s stem, even though her preschool lessons hadn’t covered how flowers are nourished.