Lorie Ganoe, manager of the Newton Maid-Rite, loads freshly made donuts into a box for customers early in the morning on April 1 inside the downtown Newton restaurant. Newton Maid-Rite brought ...

As is tradition, several wrote their names on the blackboard inside what they still refer to as the “Newton Maid-Rite.” Although the restaurant is not technically part of the Iowa-based dining ...

PHOTO PROVIDED -- Members of the Bearden family gathered for morning coffee at Big T Maid-Rite in 2007. The Toledo diner was a popular destination for locals including multiple coffee groups. Pictured ...