The Sangamon County Poor Farm will be the topic of the Sangamon County Historical Society program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, ...

The town Select Board has hit the brakes on plans to put 35 affordable apartments on the final undeveloped acres of the ...

John Deere continues to cut jobs, this time in Ottumwa, as the farm economy struggles and the company's profit outlook ...

In the mid-19th Century, the United States saw the emergence of poor houses as a modern solution to poverty. These institutions provided shelter and work for impoverished individuals in exchange for ...

Did you know that the world’s largest retailer, Walmart, began in a small town with a single store? Or that Sam Walton’s legendary Walmart greeter started as a way to discourage shoplifters? ▬Contents ...

Each farm varied depending on needs and resources, as did its treatment of residents. Some poor farms provided a safe haven for those in need while others operated more like prisons. In 1868 ...

A thousand dollars or less per person per year in GDP - the consequence of poverty, genocide, years of war, lack of natural resources, poor farm management, and limited access to clean water and ...