State Auditor to review Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown
State Auditor Rob Sand says his office will conduct an audit of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Sand says the audit comes at the request of State Representative Sue Cahill, a Democrat from Marshalltown. […]
Morningside University Ag students donate fresh veggies to food bank
Students in the Morningside University’s Applied Agriculture and Food Studies program put their work to good use by donating food from their on-campus garden Monday to the Food Bank of Siouxland. Food Bank associate executive […]
Iowans can now request absentee ballots for the November election
Iowans who want to vote by mail can now start requesting absentee ballots for this fall’s election, as today is the first day county auditors can accept applications for those absentee ballots. Becky Bissell, president […]
Grants help schools buy local food
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the final round of Local Food for Schools grants are out for this year. “What this is all about is providing some small grants, $2,000 to those school […]
Former Webster City chamber worker faces prison after alleged probation violation
There’s more legal trouble for a former employee of a north-central Iowa chamber of commerce, who was originally charged after more than $200,000 vanished. Leah Mulholland of Webster City was arrested last Saturday, accused of […]
Webster City, Roland-Story, South Hamilton volleyball open season in quad action
The Webster City Lynx, Roland-Story Norsemen and South Hamilton Hawks volleyball teams opened their 2024 seasons on Monday night at Roland-Story High School in Story City. The 3 welcomed in Central Springs to round out […]
Iowa communities open cooling centers with late summer heat wave
Much of Iowa’s eastern third remains under excessive heat warnings and heat advisories today and many communities across the region are opening cooling centers. Polk County’s Extreme Temperature Plan also lowers the barrier for entry […]
Nonprofit reports desperate need for translators in Northeast Iowa
More than 40 languages are spoken in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, ranging from Burmese to Bosnian, and from Spanish to Congolese French. Glen Keith, executive director of Love Incorporated, says the nonprofit faces an increasing challenge to […]
Iowa law enforcement will zero in on speeders, impaired drivers over holiday
For the last time this summer, law enforcement agencies are ready to launch a STEP, or a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Trooper Paul Gardner, from the Fort Dodge post, says STEP […]