Hard Times: The Town the Economic Downturn Forgot

Published: Oct. 24, 2008, 4:40 p.m.

24 Oct 2008 - The area around Colesburg, Iowa, seems impervious to the nationwide economic downturn. The farms are doing well. The farm equipment dealers cant keep tractors in stock. And as other banks elsewhere in the country restrict lending or recall equity lines of credit, the Farmers Savings Bank is continuing on as if nothing is happening.