Each month, Iowa Backroads will follow-up on previously featured photos that are in the news:

• Corning Opera House (Featured October 19, 2010)
  Only $100,000 remains in the fundraising campaign to restore the Opera House in Corning in Adams County. Work continues on the interior, and the group aims to have renovations complete in spring 2012. Send donations to the Opera House, 710 Davis Avenue, Corning, Iowa 50841, or visit the website for more information.
• Mitchell County Courthouse (Featured November 3, 2010)
  County supervisors are discussing repairs and renovations to the 150-year-old Mitchell County Courthouse, which needs a number of updates. Read more: Mason City Globe-Gazette has more.
• Royal III Theatre (Featured February 3, 2011)
  Renovation work is underway in the 100-year-old Royal III Theatres building in Le Mars. Theatre seats, which will be replaced, are available for $8 each. Read more: Le Mars Daily Sentinel