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Sun, 11/13/2022 - 1:23pm

Drought worsens locally and to the west, while improving elsewhere in Iowa

Widespread rainfall in the first week of November, in the southeastern half of the state, significantly reduced drought conditions, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. Most of...

A mature buck stands silhouetted against the night sky. Photo courtesy of Lowell Washburn.

Sun, 11/13/2022 - 1:01pm

Woodland Dreams Do Come True!

It’s late fall. The days are getting shorter, the nights cooler. Crisp sunrise landscapes are white with frost. For Iowa’s 60,000 archery deer hunters, the message is clear. Time has come to...

This dog was photographed by a federal inspector during a 2021 visit to Henry Sommers’ Happy Puppy kennel in Cincinnati, Iowa. (USDA photo, courtesy of Bailing Out Benji)

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 1:42pm

Iowa dog breeders continue to lead the nation in violations

Iowa continues to lead the nation in puppy mills sanctioned by the federal government, with far more violations cited in Iowa this year than any other state. There have been at least 623 documented...

Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline would be built across large areas of western and northern Iowa. (Iowa Utilities Board filing)

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:36am

Trespassing case might test state’s pipeline survey law

A land surveyor for Summit Carbon Solutions faces a criminal trial in December for allegedly trespassing on land in northwest Iowa that is part of the company’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline route...

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:27am

High Turnout at Methodist Chicken & Biscuits Luncheon

Clarion First United Methodist Church held their annual Chicken & Biscuits luncheon on Wednesday, the second of November. Just two years after the height of the COVID pandemic, attendance was...

TOP HEADLINES

IA House Republicans form new ‘education reform’ committee

11/20/2022 - 8:47pm
Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds

11/20/2022 - 8:32pm
Migrant women endured medical mistreatment at Georgia ICE facility, U.S. Senate report finds

11/20/2022 - 8:21pm
Six GOP-led states win national injunction against Biden student debt relief plan

11/20/2022 - 7:59pm
IA Supreme Court hears arguments in alleged COVID coverup firing

11/20/2022 - 3:28pm
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa delegation makes ag trade push

11/20/2022 - 2:56pm
Iowa wins over $6 million in multistate Google settlement

11/20/2022 - 2:46pm
What to expect as Iowa’s attorney general, treasurer leave office after four decades

11/20/2022 - 2:41pm
Reynolds elected 2023 Republican Governors Association chair

11/20/2022 - 2:33pm
RADON GAS AWARENESS PRESENTATION TO BE HELD DECEMBER 13th

11/18/2022 - 11:28am
Area fishing report: November 17

11/18/2022 - 11:08am
'Slam the Stigma' event planned for CGD vs Eagles Basketball games

11/18/2022 - 11:04am
Guns have changed a lot since the Founding Fathers enshrined the Second Amendment. Iowa's new Constitutional Amendment doubles down on that 1700's text with controversial 2000's language. Shown here is an assortment of guns ranging from a Revolutionary War era flintlock, to modern machine guns, and a bazooka. (Image via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Voters approve constitutional amendment on gun rights

11/13/2022 - 2:31pm
The Davenport campus of Iowa’s Capri College. (Photo via Google Earth)

Cosmetology school and individual Iowa professionals face sanctions

11/13/2022 - 2:12pm
Drought worsens locally and to the west, while improving elsewhere in Iowa

11/13/2022 - 1:23pm

News

11/20/2022 - 8:47pm

IA House Republicans form new ‘education reform’ committee

The Iowa House of Representatives will have a new committee for the upcoming session to take up bills on major changes to the state education system. House Speaker Pat Grassley speaks to press Feb. 16, 2022 following the passage of the 2022 House...

Two communities find a cure for medical debt: pandemic stimulus funds

Migrant women endured medical mistreatment at Georgia ICE facility, U.S. Senate report finds

Six GOP-led states win national injunction against Biden student debt relief plan

IA Supreme Court hears arguments in alleged COVID coverup firing

D.C. Dispatch: Iowa delegation makes ag trade push

Opinion

03/23/2022 - 6:46am

Do not sign pipeline easements

Iowa legislators pulled an eminent domain bill before it got to the floor, but say they will call a special session to protect landowner rights if a large number of easements are not signed. Meanwhile, CO2 pipeline companies are working feverishly...

Iowa leaders should stand with people against pipeline

Timeless Music Mentions: Tiny Tim

Mid-America at the Movies: Enter our Oscar ballot contest!

Timeless Music Mentions: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Timeless Music Mentions: Buddy Holly

Sports

11/18/2022 - 11:04am

'Slam the Stigma' event planned for CGD vs Eagles Basketball games

November 28th. Just four days after Thanksgiving, and three after the hectic rush of Black Friday shopping, with less than a month to go until Christmas, and just over a month until New Years. It's a hectic time and that means a stressful time for...

Woodland Dreams Do Come True!

Softball team struggles in early games, big win on Memorial Day

Baseball round-up

Cowgirls Softball preview

Cowboys baseball starts the season with a 2-2 week

Obituaries

12/01/2022 - 9:25am

Gerald Rockow, 79, of rural Belmond, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Ewing Funeral Home, 114 East Ellsworth in Dows...

Adolph Meinders

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