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Want to be on 'American Pickers'? Mike Wolfe and crew will be picking in Iowa this fall
Calling all collectors and antique enthusiasts in Iowa, "American Pickers" is returning to its home state and looking for leads on hidden treasures The History Channel reality TV show's headquarters is based in LeClaire, Iowa, and is on its 25th season. The show consists of host Mike Wolfe, shop manager Danielle Colby and...
Cover Crop Fact Sheets Explain Options Available to Iowa Farmers
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service are collaborating on a series of cover crop fact sheets for Iowa farmers interested in adopting the practice or trying new cover crops to achieve specific goals on their operation.
Mosquito populations surge post-flooding
REGIONAL—Many individuals were left homeless after catastrophic flooding swept through the area June 21-22, but one certain pest has been able to make homes out of the standing water left behind. Mosquitoes and the bites they leave are a staple to every Iowa summer, but an abundance of insects...
The Platteville Summer Arts Festival presents the Sondheim classic 'Into the Woods'
The Department of Performing and Visuals Arts and the Platteville Summer Arts Festival present the musical “Into the Woods.” Featuring the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this musical is deemed one of Sondheim’s most popular works. With a successful debut and run in 1986 in San Diego, California, the production premiered on Broadway the following year where it won three major Tony Awards. Featuring everyone’s favorite fairy tale characters, Sondheim and Lapine's second collaboration tells the whimsical story of dreams, sacrifice and a journey of paths intertwined by chance exploring the true cost of granted wishes. "Into the Woods" brings an entirely new meaning to storytelling and this enchanting story is one for audiences of all ages to enjoy. The production runs July 26, 27, Aug. 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and July 28 and Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall in the Center for the Arts on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
Platteville Man Arrested For OWI
An Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on US Highway 18-151 near Mile Marker 45 in Dodgeville Township Saturday around 2:45am. As a result of the traffic stop, the driver, 40 year old Douglas Banfield of Platteville was arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated. Banfield was taken to the hospital for a legal blood draw and later released to a responsible party.
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