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Claim Your Share: Search For Unclaimed Money In Iowa Now
It's summertime in Eastern Iowa, I can assure you this is a hot weather fever dream. The state of Iowa just might have property or even cash with YOUR name on it. Let me explain before you go make a down payment on a hot new pickup truck (though, red IS your color, by the way...)
Emergency personnel briefs Reynolds on flooding
HAWARDEN—Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds made her first of five stops Monday in Hawarden to view the destruction from the Big Sioux River. She received updates from city officials on what resources are needed for ongoing help. “There is unbelievable devastation in N’West Iowa,” Reynolds said. “We had the helicopter...
New program at Mighty Howard County Fair
(ABC 6 News) – The Mighty Howard County Fair in Cresco, IA held a new program on Saturday called Buyer’s Choice. 4H and FFA members could come out to show off their beef projects. Winners of the Buyer’s Choice program were Kennedy Linkenmeyer in first place, Isaac Marr...
Eastern Iowans Name Their Favorite Area Food Trucks
Now that summer is here, it's the perfect time to celebrate all the awesome food trucks that we have here in Eastern Iowa! Here are some of my favorites, as well as recommendations from members of the Cedar Rapids Area Support Local Group Facebook page:. Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza.
Eight more Iowa companies sue the state over rollout of new hemp law
A second group of companies is suing the State of Iowa over its implementation of a new hemp law that restricts the levels of THC in consumables. The eight companies allege the regulations they must adhere to if they’re to be in compliance with a new state law restricting hemp-related consumables are not expected to […] The post Eight more Iowa companies sue the state over rollout of new hemp law appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa abortion providers, advocates prepare for state law to take effect
Reproductive health care advocates and providers are preparing for how to help Iowans access abortion following Friday’s Iowa Supreme Court decision that will allow the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect. The state Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling Friday morning that would allow for enforcement of a 2023 law banning most abortions after […] The post Iowa abortion providers, advocates prepare for state law to take effect appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Trustees fire NICC president again after appeal ruling
The Northeast Iowa Community College Board of Trustees has voted for a second time to fire president Herbert Riedel after an appeal ruling. And independent administrative law judge determined the Board of Trustees was justified in terminating Reidel’s contract, an action the board took in March. Riedel appealed the decision, and after Thursday’s hearing, the Trustees voted unanimously to terminate his contract. Reidel was placed on administrative leave in October of last year. In a letter to the editor of the Driftless Journal, Riedel claimed he was put on leave as retaliation for complaints he made about Trustee Chair Jim Anderson.
North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Reynolds was set to speak on Iowa’s child labor laws faces $65,000 in federal child labor fines
A North Liberty restaurant where Gov. Kim Reynolds was scheduled to hold a news conference about Iowa’s child labor laws is facing tens of thousands of dollars in federal child labor fines. Reynolds was scheduled to speak at Sugapeach Chicken & Fish Fry on Pacha Parkway last Monday, but...
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