More than 2400 hogs died in a fire at a hog confinement in northwest Iowa’s Plymouth County. Fire fighters from five communities fought the blaze. The fire was reported at about 10:30 this morning. According to Kingsley Fire Chief Paul Huth, the hog barn was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene. He says the barn […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s seeing more than its share of heavy thunderstorms this spring and the rough weather has brought power outages to thousands of us. Some Iowans may be wondering how long the food in the fridge will remain good. Brian Hanft, at the Cerro Gordo County Health Department in Mason City, says it depends on the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Keokuk Lady Chiefs soccer coach Meg McGhghy had a single day Wednesday to reflect on the Chiefs regular season that ended Tuesday night. McGhghy implemented some new offensive formations at the beginning of the year and she thought the girls responded very well starting off the season 4 and 0. After 9 games the lady chiefs were really clicking when a combination of ailments and a tough portion of the […]
Simple misdemeanor charges were dropped against five more defendants involved in protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline last fall. The five protestors were women from the Iowa City area that were arrested for minor trespassing on the September 17th or October 1st of 2016. County Attorney Clinton Boddicker offered each of the defendants a plea deal in March but the 5 refused the deal and attempted to have their cases […]
Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Illinois has a brand new residence hall that is set to open before classes begin again this fall. Construction began last month on the Carolyn L and Robert W Brown residence hall which came with a price tag of 3 million dollars. The structure will contain suite style apartments as well as an educational wing with four classrooms. Culver-Stockton VP of Advancement Bill Sheehan stated that […]
Keokuk High School students celebrated the final day of the 2016-17 school year Wednesday. Festivities at the high school included water balloon, an outdoor slip and slide, and a performance by a band made up of high school students. Principal Adam Magliari’s smile beamed from ear to ear Wednesday afternoon as he described the day he enjoyed with his students. Magliari felt that his first year as head administrator at […]
Governor Kim Reynolds is making leadership assignments in her new administration. Earlier this week, Governor Branstad’s chief of staff announced his resignation. Michael Bousselot indicated he’ll be taking a job in the private sector. On her first day in office, Reynolds installed Jake Ketzner as her chief of staff. Ketzner ran the Branstad-Reynolds reelection campaign […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials say they’ll have to use DNA to confirm the identity of one of the victims in yesterday’s apartment building fire in Des Moines. Two others died in the fire. A 4th floor apartment was heavily damaged, along with two neighboring units, but Des Moines Fire Marshal Jonathan Lund said late this morning that they do […]Powered by WPeMatico
Budget cuts are hitting all areas of state government, including the state park system as the unofficial kickoff to the summer camping season arrives. Julie Sparks with the DNR’s State Parks Bureau, says campers shouldn’t notice many issues. “We’re keeping up our campsites pretty well. There may be a little delayed maintenance in some of […]Powered by WPeMatico
