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A blood drive in Elk Horn will be held on Jan. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. To make an appoin…
PELLA — Central College recognizes students each semester who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean’s List.
COUNCIL BLUFFS – Iowa Western Community College honored 330 students during its 2025 Winter Commencement ceremony in Reiver Arena, held prior …
AMES – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will continue its dairy goat webinar series in 2026 for the state’s dairy g…
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November – up from 3.3 percent one year ago but down from 3.7 per…
Efforts to expand nuclear energy in Iowa have kicked off in 2026 with the formation of a state nuclear energy task force and the Linn County a…
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EXIRA – A renovated fitness facility in Exira is on track to open this spring. May 1 is the target date for “The Barn†which is located at the…
HARLAN — Officials at Leinen Construction in Harlan said in a post on their Facebook page that on Monday that a fire started in one of their s…
STUART – Ten fire departments responded to a structure fire Monday night at Rose Acre Farms in Stuart, according to press release from Stuart …
STUART – Ten fire departments responded to a structure fire Monday night at Rose Acre Farms in Stuart, according to press release from Stuart …
With the 2026 legislative session set to start in a week, Iowa House Democrats introduced their plan Monday to tackle one of the biggest issue…
Atlantic — Healthy Cass County invites community members, organizations, and local leaders to attend its upcoming meeting, “Cancer in Cass Cou…
Atlantic — To encourage Cass County households to test for radon, Cass Health purchased 500 radon test kits from the American Lung Association…
Officials at Cass Health announce that they will not hold a Healthy U event in January. The next Healthy U program is scheduled for Thursday, …
Atlantic – The Atlantic Public Library in partnership with the Family Crisis Support Network will be hosting two free showings of a documentar…
Travel calls for a mandatory companion: a suitcase. I, however, am a cheapskate, and suitcases are ridiculously expensive. Luckily, that probl…
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Iowa’s rural health care improvement plan, “Healthy Hometowns,†was awarded $209 million Monday as part of a federal funding program under the…
The Heritage House Guild met Thursday Dec. 18, with Sue Hunt and Becky Osborne as hostesses. There were 38 members present.
Iowa’s rural health care improvement plan, “Healthy Hometowns,†was awarded $209 million Monday as part of a federal funding program under the…
Iowa lawmakers are heading into the 2026 legislative session with several new leaders — but many of the issues expected to take top priority a…
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Keith Jones has been appointed to fill the remainder of a Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors term, replacing a supervi…
Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise held their annual meeting to elect officers and approve Board members. President is Wendy Richter. Vic…
Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the summer now that Io…
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing his support for 31 Iowa students seeking acceptance to U.S. military academies.
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Iowa state officials on Thursday announced events and initiatives set for 2026 throughout Iowa as the state participates in national America 2…
