Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson — a critic of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan — supports the new debt relief program for farmers. “I see those programs as fundamentally different,” Hinson says. The USDA is […]
The police chief in Cherokee says there’s a lot of work to do before local school employees would be allowed to carry concealed weapons on school grounds — and Police Chief Nate James suggests there’s […]
A bluegrass music fest will -not- be returning to the Hamilton County town of Stratford. The organizers of the Stratford Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival announced Thursday they’ve pulled the plug on the […]
This year’s Iowa-based World Food Prize is being awarded to a NASA climate scientist. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a senior researcher at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. She studies the effects of climate change on […]
Iowa hunters will be searching the countryside for pheasants starting next weekend. Nate Carr, a DNR conservation officer in Hamilton and Hardin counties, says all factors point to a good season ahead. “Coming off some […]
The season of ghosts and ghouls is nearly here and many Iowans will be heading off to Halloween parties over the next two weekends. Juanita Cameron, a clerk at The Theatrical Shop in West Des […]
Early voting for Iowa’s General Election began this week and a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution is on the back of the ballot. Richard Rogers of the Iowa Firearms Coalition says gun rights advocates […]
Data from the Iowa Association of Realtors indicates the number of existing home sales in Iowa continues to decline and the overall prices for Iowa homes sold remain well above last year’s levels. The median […]
Bird flu has been confirmed in a domestic flock of birds in central Iowa. It’s the 20th site in Iowa where bird flu has been confirmed this year and the first case reported in the […]
Advocates for prisoners says Iowa’s new system of screening mail that’s sent to inmates is confusing and hard to navigate. All non-legal mail is sent to a third-party company to be opened, screened and scanned, […]
Cherokee County officials say four people were injured when a semi hit a school bus traveling east of Marcus at about 7:30 this morning. The bus was carrying students in the Marcus Meriden Cleghorn Remsen […]
Iowa’s unemployment rate of 2.7% for September is slightly higher than the previous month, a tenth of a percent increase. “Certainly the uptick in unemployment is an indication that Iowa is not entirely immune to […]
Officials with the Great Pathfinder Wind turbine project near Stratford said they are ready to begin operations of the turbines the winter. All public road upgrades for the project construction are complete. The foundations for […]
The Roland-Story Norsemen volleyball team made the trip east into Benton County on Wednesday night, to face off with the 15th-ranked Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings in Class 3A, Region 6 action. The Norsemen entered with a 22-12 […]
Officials in Sioux City are still assessing the wind damage to the city/county law enforcement center that’s under construction. Ron Wieck, chairman of the authority overseeing the project, says last week’s gusts of up to […]
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowgirls volleyball team made the long haul east to Linn County on Wednesday night, to take on the Stormin’ Pointers of Center Point-Urbana in Class 3A, Region 4 action. The Cowgirls entered at […]
The Webster City Lynx cross country teams made the trip north and west on Wednesday night to compete in their Class 3A State Qualifying Meet at Joe Sheldon County Park in Humboldt. The Lynx were […]
Recent events like Hurricane Ian hitting the southeastern U.S. and the derechos in the Midwest have prompted some to ask if it’s better to bury power and communication lines underground versus hanging them above ground […]
A study finds the average rate of family premiums for health insurance offered by private employers in Iowa has risen significantly. The report from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of […]
Staff in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have drafted tougher rules for manure storage at any new livestock confinements or cattle feedlots in parts of northeast Iowa. The regulations would apply in areas with […]
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