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OTTUMWA -- On Thursday, September 12 over 240 Ottumwa area residents participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Bridge View Center. Walkers helped raise over $30,000 to fund the care, support and research programs of…

PELLA -- Fall Clean-Up Week is a means for Pella residential customers to conveniently dispose of bulky items that do not fit inside a garbage tote. Participation in clean-up week is limited to those who…

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the…

PELLA -- Central College's 2024 Homecoming plans offer alumni and the greater community opportunities to join in festivities for the whole family. Central will open the Homecoming week with guest speaker, Joy Harjo, former U.S.…

OSKALOOSA -- Fall is pumpkin and apple season.  These crops can grow very well in Iowa gardens.  Join us for presentations from Mahaska County Master Gardeners on ways to grow these wonderful crops and how…

OTTUMWA -- The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting South Central Iowa area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Bridge View Center in Ottumwa. Registration begins…

OSKALOOSA -- The Oskaloosa Student Council proudly announces this year's homecoming theme as “Surfing Our Way to a Victory.”  Many activities occur for students and the community during homecoming week, including volleyball, cross country, girl’s…

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…

By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The superintendents of two Iowa school districts operating on a four-day school week say the change has helped the districts find and keep staff. James Craig is the superintendent…

PELLA -- Joy Harjo, former U.S. Poet Laureate, will read from her works and participate in an interview with Harry Smith, distinguished Central College Class of 1973 alumnus and former NBC Today Show and CBS…