Cindy Axne, the Democrat who’s challenging Republican Congressman David Young, says Iowans deserve better than the agenda being pursued by the Republican-led congress. “Decisions that are helping corporations and the wealthy, decisions that are absolutely taking this country and this state backwards and decisions that are hurting hard-working Iowa families,” Axne says. Axne, a small […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State All-Big 12 junior defensive end JaQuan Bailey was named to the Ted Hendricks Award watch list, announced today by the Ted Hendricks Foundation. The Hendricks Award is given annually to the nation’s best defensive end and is named in honor of Ted Hendricks, who was a three-time All-American and a member of the […]Powered by WPeMatico
The annual report on state water systems shows there were not diseases or deaths caused by the water in the more than 18-hundred public water systems. The Department of Natural Resources Diane Moles oversees the water section and says only 10 percent of the systems had violations last year. Moles says there was a change […]Powered by WPeMatico
Democratic candidates weighing their prospects for the 2020 presidential race were in Iowa this weekend. Michael Avenatti, the attorney representative an adult film star who’s suing President Trump, spoke Friday night at the annual “Wing Ding” north central Democrats held in Clear Lake. “What I fear for this Democratic Party that I love so much […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fred Hubbell, the Democratic candidate for governor, today said the private lobbying Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has been doing with President Trump and his top aides on trade issues isn’t the right approach. Hubbell said Reynolds has “an obligation” to make it clear through public events with farmers and businesses that Trump’s trade war is causing “personal […]Powered by WPeMatico
The long legal battle between the nonprofit license holder Missouri River Historical Development (MHRD) and the company which operated the former Belle of Sioux City riverboat casino is now over. The opposing sides have filed a joint dismissal of a lawsuit and counter lawsuit in Des Moines. MRHD President Dakin Schultz says his group is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Farmers attending the Iowa State Fair are talking about the challenges they’ve faced this growing season. Josh Nelson farms with his family near Belmond in north-central Iowa. He says they’ve probably lost about 10% of their corn and soybean crops to heavy rains and flooding. But otherwise, Nelson says, the crops look great. “The yield […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today is August 11th, or 8-1-1, which coincides with the three-digit telephone number Iowans need to call before they do any late summer digging in their yards. Seth Hale is spokesman for Iowa One Call. “We’ll be doing our promotional day to remind folks across the state of Iowa to call at least 48 hours […]Powered by WPeMatico
Cerro Gordo County Auditor Riley Dirksen resigned Thursday after just four months on the job. Dirksen ran unopposed in April during a special election to fill the vacancy created when former auditor Ken Kline resigned to take over as the state’s deputy commissioner of elections. Dirksen’s resignation is effective immediately. Cerro Gordo County treasuer Pat […]Powered by WPeMatico
