Voters in the Sioux Center Community School District are going to the polls today to vote on a $24.9-million dollar bond issue to build a new high school. Sioux Center School Board President Tim Gesink says all district buildings are above capacity. “We’ve been growing in enrollment between 35 to 50 kids each year — […]Powered by WPeMatico
During the dead of winter, many Iowans like to daydream about their summer landscaping plans. The host of several cable TV backyard makeover shows will be in central Iowa this week to help make those dreams become a reality. Chris Lambton, host of “Going Yard,” “Yard Crashers” and “Lawn and Order,” says one cheap, easy […]Powered by WPeMatico
The 17th ranked Iowa State Cyclones rallied from a 10-point deficit in the first half to take down Oklahoma 75-74 Monday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Cyclones are the first team in the Big 12 to seven league wins this season and are on a four-game win streak heading back to Ames for […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and key Republicans in the legislature met yesterday and settled on a “per pupil” spending level for the 2019/2020 school year. They’ve agreed to boost general state support of public K-12 schools by a little more than two percent, slightly less than what Governor Reynolds recommended last month. Senate Republican Leader […]Powered by WPeMatico
Winnebago Industries has announced plans to shift production of diesel motorhome manufacturing from its Junction City, Oregon plant to its manufacturing campus in Forest City. Company spokesman Chad Reese The transition consolidates and centralizes the company’s diesel motorhome business to a single location. “A lot of it involves inefficiency — the ability we think to […]Powered by WPeMatico
New signs are going up outside the facilities of the Mercy Health Network as the organization changes its name to “MercyOne.” MercyOne President and CEO , Bob Ritz, says the name change is part of a larger ongoing process following the 1998 merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Trinity Health. “The original purpose for our […]Powered by WPeMatico
A state board has approved paying a total of $4.15 million to two female employees who say they were harassed by Iowa Finance Authority director Dave Jamison. He was fired last March. Iowa Solicitor General Jeffrey Thompson told the State Appeal Board that settling with the two women avoids lawsuits and trials. “In light of […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republicans at the statehouse have unveiled a proposal to give the legislature and governor more authority in choosing Iowa judges. Iowa governors would continue nominating eight members of the panel that interviews and recommends a slate of nominees for judicial openings, but senators would no longer review and vote on the governor’s appointments. And the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill that would dramatically raise the fine for killing a bald eagle in Iowa has again soared past an initial hearing in the House. Backers say last year’s attempt to raise the state fine from $50 to $2500 failed due to timing, not from lack of support. Kay Neumann of Saving Our Avian Resources […]Powered by WPeMatico
