From Kansas City to the Iowa Cornfields with Ty Rushing

"I actually enjoy covering public meetings," says Ty Rushing, managing editor for Iowa Information Inc., a family news operation that serves numerous communities in northwest Iowa and whose flagship newspaper is the N'West Iowa Review in the town of Sheldon, pop. 5,100. Rushing, who began his first full-time journalism job in 2013 in Newton, Iowa, grew up reading the Kansas City Star and dreaming of a career covering sports. But he has come to cherish his role and responsibility in a land where "just about any food item (can) be turned into a taco or pizza variation, including soups and burgers." He has seen how his dedicated reporting on city council meetings and other public affairs -- both in his news stories and in his lively Twitter feed -- helps give his readers a voice and protect their interests. Local officials who meet in secret or a town of 125 threatened with losing its emergency medical services are issues that affect Rushing's friends and neighbors. 

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