For his upcoming 78th studio album, Willie Nelson reached deep into Merle Haggard's catalog to honor his late friend.

The country music icon is gearing up to release his 78th career solo studio album (the 155th of his career in total), and this current project will pay tribute to another country music legend, ...

A former mayor of Ankeny has died. The city confirmed Merle Johnson passed away on Monday. Johnson served as the city's Mayor from 1998 to 2005. Ankeny Mayor Bobbi Bentz says Johnson cared deeply bout ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. A NEW PLAN FOR AN ICE ARENA INSIDE MERLE HAY MALL. THIS COMES FIVE YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS AWARDED A STATE FINANCING PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $26 ...

Merle D. “Butch” Spickerman, age 68, of New Brighton, passed away peacefully at his home on September 18, 2025. Born on August 22, 1957, in New Brighton, Merle was the son of the late Merle W.

Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard's "Are ...

HighTone Records returns under Craft, debuting Tulare Dust, a Merle Haggard tribute that proves the legend wrote circles around most. Originally founded in 1983, HighTone carved its reputation by ...

This is a collection of local news concisely presented to provide a quick overview of what you might otherwise have missed. “9/11: We Will Never Forget,” a National Day of Remembrance ceremony, will ...

Willie Nelson has announced a new album titled Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle. As the title suggests, the LP finds the 92-year-old Nelson paying tribute to his good friend Merle Haggard. A press ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...