The Iowa House has narrowly passed a package to hike teacher pay, increase general state support for schools and keep Area Education Agencies as the main provider of experts who
The numbers from February show a slight drop in the state’s unemployment rate. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says. “The unemployment rate reached 2.9%. So that’s an improvement from
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would let the leaders of Iowa’s community colleges would meet every fall to decide how state funding will be distributed among the
LifeServe Blood Center is calling on community members to participate in blood drives this spring, and a couple are coming up in Buena Vista County. A blood drive will be
ISU Extension horticulture specialist Aaron Steil (like file) says plants that started popping out or blooming early in the recent above-normal temperatures should be okay as the cold returns. “Most
At this week’s Storm Lake City Council meeting, Mayor Mike Porsch read a proclamation honoring former mayor and city council member Jon Kruse, who passed away earlier this month… Porsch
State Auditor Rob Sand today (Thur) released an audit report on the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Commission. According to the report, the Commission had total receipts of over 433-thousand dollars
A total of 105 units of blood were collected at four LifeServe Blood Center drives in Storm Lake this month. The amount of blood collected can save up to 315
The commute could be dicey tomorrow morning across parts of northern Iowa, as forecasters say the region may get snow — starting tonight — along a coating of ice. Meteorologist
A local farm family is one of 26 recipients of a grant meant to expand or diversify the availability of products grown, raised, and made in Iowa. Sennert Farms in
