Over the next several weeks, Walks to End Alzheimer’s will be held in 19 cities across Iowa to raise awareness and funds to battle that disease. Lauren Livingston, spokeswoman for the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter, says each of the events held in the state has individual distinctions, but they all share common elements. “It’s a […] View Full Story
Class 5A. 1. WDM Valley (1-0), LW #1 @ #3 Waukee Northwest 2. Southeast Polk (1-0), LW #2 vs #4 Iowa City Liberty 3. Waukee Northwest (1-0), LW #4 vs #1 Valley 4. Iowa City Liberty (1-0), LW #5 @ #2 Southeast Polk 5. Dowling Catholic (0-1), LW #3 vs #6 Johnston 6. Johnston (1-0), […] View Full Story
A marketing analyst says the latest USDA trade outlook isn’t that surprising considering how cheap U.S. grain is on the world market. Angie Setzer is the co-founder of the grain marketing firm Consus. “Especially as we’ve seen commodity prices fall,” she says. “Remember, even as recently as two years ago, you were looking at corn prices […] The post USDA tightens ag trade gap appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Today is the final day of the Guthrie County Fair and the last county fair of the season in Iowa opens Saturday. Jason Brockshus, manager of the Clay County Fair, says fair-goers may notice some changes as they walk through the 260 acre fairgrounds in Spencer. “When you’re on a facility that is over 100 […] View Full Story
Labor Day marks what many Iowans consider the end of summer, but it’s not the end of our problems associated with ticks. The region has seen a rise in cases of Lyme disease and other ailments ticks carry, which one expert blames on warmer winters which allow millions of the tiny insects to survive and […] View Full Story
A rally at the Iowa Capitol later this morning is one of over a thousand “Workers Over Billionaires” events planned around the country. The head of the country’s largest teachers union will speak at the Des Moines rally. Joshua Brown, president of state teachers union, will speak, too. During an appearance this weekend on “Iowa […] View Full Story
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