The U.S. Senate has confirmed an Iowan to serve as the U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. Glen Smith of Atlantic is now in charge of the distribution
Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed the former head of the Maryland’s state retirement system to oversee Iowa’s retirement system for public employees. In April, the top two executives of the
The neonatal intensive care unit at Sioux City’s UnityPoint St. Luke’s hospital has expanded its vision care for infants with the addition of two retinal imaging cameras. Unit Nurse Manager
The Herbert Hoover Library and Museum reopened in a ceremony Thursday and one of the guests at the event talked about Hoover’s accomplishments outside the presidency. Belgium legal scholar Jan
A 44-year-old Cedar Rapids native who earned four degrees from the University of Iowa is now one of nine judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Kara Marie Westercamp
An accounting firm hired to examine sharing agreements between two northwest Iowa school districts has found delayed payments and incorrect calculations that date back to mid-2022, but no fraud. Murray
The Ankeny Regional Airport is getting $2.5 million from the federal government to expand its primary runway to 6000 feet. “Adding the extra 500 feet allows larger corporate airplanes to
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch reopened today after being closed for 18 months for a 20 million dollar renovation. Hoover’s great grandson, Allan Hoover III,
The permanent “Field of Dreams” stadium in Dyersville will host the first major league game at the site in four years when the Minnesota Twins play the Philadelphia Phillies next
The University of Northern Iowa Athletic Department announced it is looking to sell the naming rights for the UNI-Dome for the first time in the facility’s 50-year history. The indoor
