A western Iowa native who now lives in Puerto Rico says riding out Hurricane Irma followed by another hit from Hurricane Maria has been a horrible experience that’s left most of the island devastated. Sadie Gray, who’s originally from Denison, says she is getting by but there’s little left of the island and what’s there […]Powered by WPeMatico
A northwest Iowa woman ended a 31-year career as a 911 dispatcher on Thursday — a career that included sending help to a plane crash with nearly 300 people on board. Louise Keleher says she’ll remember many calls, but none more vividly than the emergency summon she answered 28 years ago. “Probably the biggest call […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting the first Iowa death this year from the West Nile virus. Deputy State Epidemiologist Ann Garvey says the victim was a woman. She says the woman was a middle-aged adult from southwestern Iowa, and is a reminder we are in the heart of West Nile season. Doctor […]Powered by WPeMatico
The embattled mayor of the eastern Iowa town of Muscatine has won a court decision. Mayor Diana Broderson was ousted last May by the Muscatine City Council, but she fought that ouster in district court, and a judge ordered her temporarily reinstated. He also ordered the city to release transcripts of recordings allegedly made during […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa State University professor has organized what’s being called a global virtual vigil will be held Saturday night to remember a decades-old massacre on a Caribbean island. Megan Jeanette Myers, an ISU professor of Spanish Studies, says as many as 20,000 Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were killed in the brutal attack in […]Powered by WPeMatico
Concerns raised by the public led to a review by the State Auditor’s Office that found some actions by the Cass County Treasurer that didn’t follow the rules. Deputy State Auditor Andrew Nielsen says they found an issue with Treasurer Tracey Marshall’s use of credit cards. “Credit cards were being used for business that wasn’t […]Powered by WPeMatico
More than a dozen prominent Iowa City writers are taking part in readings this weekend in hopes of raising at least $10,000 dollars for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, Florida, Texas and the Virgin Islands. Jan Weissmiller, a coowner of the Prairie Lights bookstore, is co-hosting the event. She says it will be an excellent […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, handed a $1.2 million dollar budget cut earlier this year, is putting out a call for volunteers to help spruce up Iowa’s state parks as the summer camping season winds down. Todd Coffelt, chief of the DNR’s State Parks Bureau, is organizing Iowa’s first State Park Volunteer Day Saturday. “Does […]Powered by WPeMatico
Schools in five Iowa districts were named National Blue Ribbon Schools Thursday. “National Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education Department program to honor schools for overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps over time,” Iowa Department of Education spokesperson Staci Hupp says, “that is achievement gaps among groups of students […]Powered by WPeMatico
