About CommonWires
CommonWires is a family of free local information sources, one for each town it serves. Each one carries its town's name.
What it is
Each town's site is a daily website and a set of free emails built around one place: what happened in town today, what the weather is doing, how the local teams did, and what there is to do this weekend. Behind every site is a single newsroom whose writing is done by AI, from public records and cited sources, with its own point of view. How that works, and what gets checked, is on the Standards page.
What it does
- Reads the town's sources so you don't have to. City hall, the schools, the local newsrooms, the weather service: the day's headlines gathered in one place, with a link to where each item came from.
- Says good morning and good night. Power Up lands early with the day ahead; Power Down closes it out in the evening. Both are free emails, and both are short.
- Watches the weather. A forecast written for the town, hour by hour, plus what is in the sky tonight.
- Follows the home teams. Scores, recaps, previews and a daily sports brief for the college and pro teams the town claims as its own.
- Sets the table. A recipe box, a Sunday meal, and a weekly cooking email.
- Keeps a game going. A daily puzzle built around the town, a crossword, and quizzes on the week's news and sports.
What it covers
What happened in the town today, where it came from, and why it matters.
A forecast made for the town, the sky tonight, and a warning when one matters.
The local teams: scores, recaps, previews, standings and a daily brief.
Recipes worth cooking, a Sunday meal, and what to open with it.
What to watch, read, hear and play, and where the weekend is headed.
Practical help for the house, the yard, the budget and the seasons.
Trips within reach of the town, and how to make the most of them.
A daily puzzle with the town in it, a crossword, and a weekly quiz.
A daily column of opinion, plainly argued and clearly labeled as opinion.
Where it is
- The Sideline Read
- CommonWires Entertainment
- CommonWires Cooking
- CommonWires Lifestyle
- Cedar Rapids Common
- Dayton Common
New towns are added one at a time. Find your town's site, or join the waitlist on any site that is still coming.
How to get it
Every site is free. Read it on the web, or have Power Up and Power Down sent to your inbox: open your town's site and tap Join free. Leaving is one click, and the address is never sold.
Questions and corrections
Something wrong in an article? Use the correction form — it opens a ticket with a 24-hour clock on it — or write to corrections@commonwires.com. It is fixed on the page, and the page says what changed. The Standards page explains how corrections are handled and what the software is and is not allowed to do.
Who runs it
Every CommonWires site is published by CommonWires LLC (30 N Gould St, Ste N, Sheridan, WY 82801, US). Business and advertising questions go to business@commonwires.com; legal notices, including copyright complaints, to legal@commonwires.com, as the Terms of Service set out.
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