Month: October 2023
Vincent Olson
Vincent Luverne Olson, age 96, of Eagle Grove, died at Crestview Manor, on October 21, 2023. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City are in charge of arrangements.Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Lions […]
Sherri Ewing
Sherri Ewing, 79, of Webster City, died on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Southfield Wellness Community, in Webster City. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster […]
World Food Prize winner to accept award tonight in Des Moines
The winner of this year’s World Food Prize is launching a program to reestablish vineyards and farmland in parts of Ukraine that were damaged in the war with Russia. Heidi Kühn is the founder of […]
Dickinson County board turns down application for wind farm near East Lake Okoboji
The Dickinson County board of adjustment voted last night to deny a permit to Invenergy for a wind farm just a few miles from East Lake Okoboji. That vote came after three nights of public […]
DeSantis says Trump ‘should show up’ to debates
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says former President Donald Trump “owes it to the voters to show up” for the televised debates among the 2024 candidates and DeSantis says the Republican National Committee should schedule […]
Iowa delegation comments on new House Speaker
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she is happy to see a new House Speaker elected to end what she calls “the chaos and dysfunction over the past few weeks.” “It was inexcusable. And it was […]
Grassley: New legislation targets organized retail crime and ‘flash mob’ robberies
Iowans may’ve seen security camera footage on the TV news where coordinated “flash mobs” of perhaps a dozen people or more swarm a store, steal armloads of pricey products, then bolt for the exits — […]
Amber Alert cancelled, missing Des Moines girl found in Indiana
A missing central Iowa girl has been found — two states away. Des Moines police say the girl, who was subject of an Amber Alert late on Wednesday, was found several hours later in Hammond, […]
Western Iowa food bank gets donation of chocolate milk
The Food Bank of Siouxland now has the second half of a large donation of milk from Kemp’s Dairy and Hy-Vee. Food bank executive director, Jacob Wanderscheid says the shelf stable milk is chocolate. “Kids […]