Industries including sawmills and the railroads laid the foundation for Montgomery County's future in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Around these hubs of business, communities like Fostoria, Waukegan ...

A Food Network show is transforming a small town in Oklahoma. In 2011, the Food Network aired the first episode of "The Pioneer Woman," starring Ree Drummond. The show, which was based on ...

Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

Choctaw, Oklahoma, experienced a tornado early Sunday morning that destroyed homes, barns, and farm equipment. No loss of life has been reported, but the area is largely without power. The Red ...

but those interested in historic Choctaw culture can attend a series of events at Choctaw Landing in Southeast Oklahoma on ...

This experience led Miller to submit a question at the State Fair to the Strib’s reader-powered reporting project, Curious Minnesota: “How many ghost towns are in Minnesota?” The cemetery ...

Ghost towns are both eerie reminders of what once was and useful demonstrations of how the Earth moves on without us. Filmmaker Alexander Trowbridge reflects on nature taking over after ...

Severe weather remains a threat in parts of Oklahoma after strong storms and apparent tornadoes overnight ripped roofs off buildings and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses.

It’s a ghost town percolating with bizarre menace; a town that’s only pretending to be a town in the first place. The facades aren’t aged with an artistic patina – they’re falling apart ...

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