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University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook has announced his upcoming retirement as the institution celebrates record-breaking fundraising and 150 years in existence. The Cedar Falls …
In the race for Iowa governor, Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn agree addressing high cancer rates and making life more affordable for Iowans are their top priorities if elected Nov. 3, …
Farmers will be eligible to receive one-time payments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide relief for high fuel and input costs. USDA and President Donald Trump announced …
Less than two weeks after the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency was stepping up enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act, the USDA’s lawyers are arguing in court that …
SPLAT has “come back,” the celebration by Newell-Fonda PK-8th graders upon reaching their Positive Behavior Intervention Support goal for the quarter. Students get tickets for positive behavior …
Online sex sting yields arrest of Spirit Lake man A Spirit Lake man was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex with a 14-year-old girl. Greg Wiederin, 62, was booked into the Buena …
The Estate of a deceased Marcus farmer requested a hearing to show whether UnityPoint Health and Cherokee Regional Medical Center …
Charley Hernandez turned in her 12th double-double of the season with a match-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs to help lead Buena Vista to a non-conference road win at Carleton College on …
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Danika Meyer became the first three-time cross country state qualifier in Newell-Fonda school history after the junior finished in the top 10 overall at a Class 1A state qualifying meet on Thursday …
Sioux Central had its volleyball season come to an end as the Rebels were defeated by 12th-ranked Lake Mills in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal match on Wednesday at Lake Mills. Scores were …
Moderation is all we ask. Iowa has been under one-party rule for over a decade. It shows. We have become meaner and poorer. Our schools are weaker. Regulations are spurned as the rivers run toxic and …
Marine Pepanyan is a busy lady. This summer she was swimming coach for kids from six-years-old to 18 for the Storm Lake swim team; she now teaches Multi Language Learners (MLL) to grades nine through …
The Panteon, Zacatlan’s cemetery, glowed in candlelight and was golden and aromatic being festooned in marigolds. Families seated themselves near graves which they had cleaned and cleared of weeds. …
These cute river otters faced off with the camera at a pond near Brook Creek between Linn Grove and Alta. “The otters and beaver show up now and then,” said resident Ila Galvin, “We try to …
Every year Sara Riedemann, the high school math teacher at Sioux Central, takes her AP calculus and AP precalculus seniors to a NASA competition in Texas. But there’s a cost to it. Each of the …
