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State lawmaker to hold public forum on long-term care insurance
Kathryn McKnight, a long-time nurse and wife of Ken Croken, died in 2021 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. After his wife’s passing, Croken contacted his long-term care insurance provider to collect on the claim, worth about $2,000. What was supposed to be a simple procedure quickly turned frustrating as Croken went back and […]
Reynolds, Bird announce $5.5 million in victim services funding after federal cuts
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA) fund to $1.2 […]
Iowa HWY 141 Garage Sale Will Be Held Friday & Saturday
A huge annual garage sale is happening across many cities in the state of Iowa later this week. The Iowa Highway 141 Garage Sale will be occurring all day on Friday and Saturday as it runs from Sloan to Grimes. There are several towns within Dallas County that the sale will pass through including Perry, Dawson, Bouton, and Woodward.
Iowa Irish Fest 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Iowa Irish Fest returns to Downtown Waterloo THIS weekend. From Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, people from all across the globe will be pouring into Eastern Iowa for one of the biggest celebrations of Irish culture in the Midwest. If you're planning to head out to Waterloo, make...
Possible Changes to Forest City’s Christmas on the Square
The Winnebago County Courthouse Square has been the traditional site for the annual lighting ceremonies including a 100-plus year-old conifer tree as the Christmas tree. The tree has undergone some maintenance where dead branches and limbs were removed making it shorter and essentially thinner. Forest City Administrator Daisy Huffmann met...
Humboldt County residents push back against reopening of Rutland Quarry
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Iowa — The battle is heating up between a Humboldt County rock quarry and the people living nearby. The new owner of the Rutland Quarry plans to restart limestone mining. The first blast from the new owner last Friday led to homes shaking in Rutland and possibly...
Camp Winnebago Owner Rally Draws 550 Units to Forest City
FOREST CITY, Iowa – Winnebago Industries Inc. last year changed the name of its annual RV owners rally from its traditional “Grand National Rally” to “Camp Winnebago” just to keep up with the times. But that didn’t mean that the popular 55-year-old event itself, which...
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