Early is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all land.

[8] Early's "claim to fame" is that it is the Crossroads of the Nation, because U.S. Highway 71 and U.S. Route 20 intersect there.

Schaller-Crestland's nickname is the Wildcats, and their school colors are black, white, and gold.

The new district adopted the Cadets as their nickname, and their school colors were black and white.

In 2010, Schaller-Crestland began whole grade sharing with Galva-Holstein School district.

The elementary schools stayed separated, with students going to Schaller, Galva and Holstein respectively.

Grades 6-8 were moved from Galva and Schaller respectively to the Early high school.

The city is the topic of the song "Early", by folk musician Greg Brown.

In August 2011, Tracey Ann Richter was charged with first-degree murder and was convicted by a jury in November 2011.

On June 1, 2012, Dateline NBC aired a two-hour episode titled "Twisted", about the 2001 shooting death of Early resident Dustin Wehde.

Tracey Richter, a neighbor of Wehde's, was convicted of first-degree murder on November 7, 2011, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole [Case No.

[15][16] On January 9, 2013, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Tracey Ann Richter.