Amanda Ostrem of rural Stanhope is the 2023 Hamilton County Fair Queen. She was crowned during ceremonies Wednesday night at the fair grandstand. Ostrem will represent Hamilton County at the Iowa State Fair Queen contest […]
The Iowa Workforce Development office reported this week that Hamilton County’s unemployment rate for June went up to 2.8 percent for the month. This is up from the May rate of 2.4 percent and the […]
A state legislator riding on RAGBRAI has been charged with interference with official acts for refusing to move off a road. State Senator Adrian Dickey, a Republican from Packwood, says he’s absolutely innocent of the […]
A Fort Dodge man accused of killing his newborn daughter in November 2022 and then disposing of her body has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge According to the Fort Dodge Messenger, Brandon Thoma pleaded […]
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz says “not a large number” of Hawkeyes players are involved in a gambling investigation. The school announced in May more than two dozen athletes are being investigated for on-line wagering […]
Some residents in a northwest Iowa county are asking local officials to enact a moratorium on wind turbine construction in unincorporated areas of Dickinson County. Kristine Van Kleek lives in a rural area, outside of […]
Pope Francis has appointed the bishop of Davenport’s Diocese to serve as the Archbishop of Dubuque. The Most Reverend Thomas Zinkula will be the 11th Archbishop of Dubuque when he’s ordained the fall. The previous […]
The Army Times is reporting the 19-year-old from Pella who died earlier this month at a military base in Georgia fell and hit his head during a nighttime drill. The Army Times cites an accident […]
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says he publicly released a document that could have information about alleged bribes to Joe and Hunter Biden because the FBI censored part of the memo when it was shown to […]
As many as 60,000 cyclists are expected on today’s leg of RAGBRAI from Ames to Des Moines, which would be the largest-ever day on the bike ride — and on one of the hottest days […]
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