The Internal Revenue Service is highlighting the importance of keeping your tax information safe this week. IRS spokesman, Christopher Miller says “National Tax Security Awareness Week” is especially important based on the trend this year. “We’re seeing a large increase in bogus email and phishing scams that seek to steal people’s tax data,” Miller explains. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A University of Iowa study finds rural hospitals that use telemedicine in their emergency rooms save money and find it easier to recruit new physicians. The study’s author is Marcia Ward, a professor of health management and policy in the U-I College of Public Health. Ward says telemedicine technology is advancing quickly through the use […]Powered by WPeMatico
A programs is underway again this year that takes unwanted deer hides from hunters across the state and uses them to help veterans. Spokesperson Lisa Widick says the hides can be turned in at Elks Lodges across the state for use by the Veterans Leather Program. “The hides are salted and stored here in different […]Powered by WPeMatico
A driver has been cited for failure to yield after her car struck and killed a pedestrian last week near a high school in a Des Moines suburb. Urbandale Police say 62-year-old Dawn Ipson died after she was struck by the car on the morning of November 27. Ipson was in a crosswalk and, according […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Oskaloosa company rushed equipment to Washington, D.C. a few days ago to temporarily illuminate the nation’s capitol at night. Musco Lighting president Joe Crookham says two trucks were positioned to light the exterior as former President George H. W. Bush was lying is state inside. “This is very special. George Bush was a very special […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds is designating four charities as the beneficiaries for any left-over donations to her inauguration celebration. Reynolds, who has been governor since May of 2017, will be sworn into her first, full four-year term as governor on January 18, 2019. There will be an inauration in Des Moines that day and an inaugural […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson is the recipient of the 2018 John Mackey Award. The award is presented annually to the top tight end in the nation by the John Mackey Award committee. The John Mackey Award will be presented Dec. 6, in Atlanta, at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Fort Madison City Council has adopted a new fireworks ordinance. It makes all fireworks except the lowest class of novelty fireworks such as snakes and sparklers illegal to use within city limits. Residents went to the council after last year’s 4th of July and said constant noise of exploding fireworks was causing stress for […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has again said “no” to requests for individual disaster assistance for Marshall and Polk counties in the wake of July’s tornadoes. Governor Kim Reynolds appealed that initial ruling denying assistance and it was turned down once again. Marshalltown Mayor Joel Greer says the didn’t have a lot of hope […]Powered by WPeMatico
