Month: November 2021

The lead negotiator for the U-A-W local that represents employees at John Deere’s plant in Ankeny died of Covid the day after the strike at Deere and Company ended. Curtis Templeman’s death from Covid was […]

Students at the Iowa Culinary Institute’s Baking & Pastry Arts Program at the DMACC Newton Campus are using the upcoming holiday as a learning experience. Chef Ryan Binney says they are selling Thanksgiving Dinner rolls […]

The state Board of Education has approved rules for the new law that makes it easier to form publicly-funded charter schools. The board’s attorney Thomas Mayes told them this process will be quite different than […]

Union workers at John Deere have accepted the company’s latest offer and their 35-day strike has ended. Sixty-one percent of workers who cast ballots today voted “yes” on Deere and Company’s third contract offer. It […]

Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will be “ambassador-in-residence” at Drake University, meeting with students and planning to host a yearly conference about U.S. and China relations. Branstad, who was President Donald Trump’s Ambassador to China, […]

The number of COVID patients in Iowa hospitals has increased for the second straight week. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s weekly report shows the COVID patient count in Iowa hospitals is 544. More than […]

The State Board of Education discussed the shortage of teachers this morning during its meeting in Des Moines. Some districts have had to cancel classes due to a lack of teachers or substitutes, and some […]

Iowa High School Football Championship Schedule @ UNI-Dome Thursday, November 18 EIGHT-PLAYER 9:30—#3 Easton Valley (12-0) vs. #2 CAM, Anita (12-0) CLASS A 1:00—#2 Grundy Center (11-1) vs. #1 West Hancock, Britt (12-0) CLASS 1A […]