Courtney Crowder, the Register's Iowa Columnist, traverses the state's 99 counties telling Iowans' stories. Her favorite space movie is "Alien." Reach her at ccrowder@dmreg.com or 515-284-8360.

This was the unceremonious end of Iowa Wesleyan University, a 181-year-old institution that closed in 2023 after financial losses due in part to discounts it gave out as it struggled to attract a ...

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) stands as a beacon of higher education with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1842. As the oldest higher education institution west of the ...

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) stands as a beacon of higher education with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1842. As the oldest higher education institution west of the ...

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) stands as a beacon of higher education with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1842. As the oldest higher education institution west of the ...

Looking back on a year since the Iowa Wesleyan University campus closed after 181 years. In the back of a construction equipment auction house in Mount Pleasant, there is a row of storage units.