Summer meal sites across Iowa increase access to healthy food options during summer break
Jul 01, 2024
DES MOINES -- Throughout the summer, children can enjoy healthy meals at no charge through the Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option, which are federally funded and administered by the Iowa Department of…
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Increased Law Enforcement Presence on Iowa Roads Next Week During Independence Day Holiday
Jun 28, 2024
DES MOINES -- As Iowans celebrate Independence Day, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) reminds all drivers, No One's a Good DRUNK Driver. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash…
East Main Street Alley to Close in Ottumwa Next Week
Jun 27, 2024
OTTUMWA -- Beginning Monday, July 1, 2024, the alley behind the OHS Career Campus on the 300 block of East Main Street will be closed for pavement reconstruction. The Green Street parking lot will remain…
Mahaska County Conservation Hosting B.A.R.K. Rangers Kickoff Event This Weekend
Jun 26, 2024
OSKALOOSA -- Mahaska County Conservation is starting a new program called B.A.R.K. Rangers, a program to encourage people to take their dogs on hikes in county parks. This program is related to the National Park…
Ottumwa Woman Arrested for Arson After Structure Fire Investigation; Now Faces Additional Charges
Jun 25, 2024
OTTUMWA -- On June 23, 2024, at approximately 3:32 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department received a 911 call regarding a structure fire at 220 W. 5th, Ottumwa. It was reported that people were still inside…
Dutch Oven Picnic This Thursday at ELC
Jun 24, 2024
OSKALOOSA -- Bring your family, a picnic supper, and something to drink to a Dutch oven demonstration behind the Environmental Learning Center on Thursday, June 27 from 6:00-7:00 pm. They will meet at the back…
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.8 Percent in May
Jun 21, 2024
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in May, unchanged from April and the same as one year ago. The state’s labor force participation rate fell to 66.7 percent, down…
Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program crowns youth sporting clays champions
Jun 20, 2024
DES MOINES -- Athletes from 36 Iowa teams participated in the 2024 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Sporting Clays Championships held June 13-15 at Black Oak Clays near Pella. The course was set by…
Cut Flower Production on an Amish Farm (near Sigourney)
Jun 19, 2024
SIGOURNEY -- The Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association is hosting a field day at Moonlit Waters Country Garden, near Sigourney, Iowa on June 20th. The field day will begin with showcasing the farm’s flower delivery…
Central College Recognizes Outstanding Faculty
Jun 18, 2024
PELLA -- Central College presented five faculty members with distinguished awards for their outstanding leadership with students and among peers. Ellie DuPre, professor of biology, received the Frank W. Moore Faculty Award for promoting student learning…