The historic birthplace of the nationally-recognized 4-H emblem will soon be making a move. The 4-H School Museum is now located in Gazebo Park in Clarion. The sturdy white school house will be moved across town and placed beside the Heartland Museum. Melody Lager, with the Heartland Museum, says the school house museum needs a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Secretary of State Paul Pate today said it was no surprise to him when federal officials last Friday “confirmed” Iowa’s voter registration system was “targeted by a Russian entity” before the 2016 election. Pate told Radio Iowa his office informed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last year of the hack attempt. “That’s how they really knew it — because […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds today said it’ll be at least three months before she decides what state funding recommendation she will make for the three state universities. “My number one priority — and it has been all along — is to make sure that we keep higher education affordable,” Reynolds said. This summer, the presidents of the University […]Powered by WPeMatico
VISTA and AmeriCorps volunteers will be helping high school seniors and their parents in six Iowa school districts fill out the complicated federal forms required to qualify for financial aid. The districts of Cedar Rapids, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Muscatine, Ottumwa and Sioux City were chosen as part of an effort to boost the number of high […]Powered by WPeMatico
One person died in a house fire in southwest Iowa early this morning. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports they were dispatched along with Panama Fire and Rescue to a house fire at 201 South 2nd Street in Panama at 2:38 am. Firefighters found 87-year-old Norine Mahlberg dead inside the home. The State Fire Marshall is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Some two dozen Iowa National Guard soldiers are leaving the state Tuesday for duty in Puerto Rico. Iowa National Guard spokesman, Colonel Greg Hapgood says they are flying out on KC-135 Stratotanker from the 185th Air Refueling Wing from Sioux City. He says the airmen are from 185th Refueling Wing and the 132nd Wing in […]Powered by WPeMatico
Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic (5-0), LW #1 @ DSM Lincoln 2. Iowa City West (5-0), LW #2 @ Burlington 3. WDM Valley (4-1), LW #4 vs #10 S.E. Polk 4. Bettendorf (4-1), LW #7 vs Clinton 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-1), LW #3 vs Ottumwa 6. Johnston (4-1), LW #6 vs DSM Roosevelt 7. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds this morning said professional athletes who have taken a knee as the National Anthem is played before sporting events are being “disrespectful,” although Reynolds is not joining President Trump is calling for the players to be fired. “I would encourage them to, maybe on their own time, go out and make […]Powered by WPeMatico
Two people on a motorcycle were killed near Lehigh in Webster County Sunday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol identified the victims as the operator, 58-year-old Tony Martz and passenger 58-year-old Tamara Wilson-Martz, both of Boone. The Iowa State Patrol reported that the Martz motorcycle was heading north on Samson Avenue when they rounded a curve […]Powered by WPeMatico
