The stories of Carroll County, IA
6 narrated audio stories from across Carroll County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Carroll County
How Sanders Helped Build the Nighthawks
A late-night radio partnership that turned a hotel band into a national name.
Carroll County
From Coon Rapids to Kansas City Swing
How Joe Sanders carried an Iowa beginning into national jazz fame.
Carroll County
Templeton Rye and the Trouble With a Good Story
How an outlaw whiskey became memory, brand, and argument.
Carroll County
A County Named for the Last Signer
How a prairie county took shape and borrowed a founding name.
Carroll County
From Coon Rapids to the Governor's Office
How Warren Garst turned local standing into statewide political power.
Manning Hausbarn-Heritage Park
A German Housebarn’s Long Trip to Iowa
How an old north German housebarn became Manning’s living link to ancestral heritage.
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