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98.1 KHAK First Responder Friday Honors Ron Herman
Each Friday morning at 6:30 a.m., 98.1 KHAK's Brain & Courtlin pay tribute to an Eastern Iowa first responder. The weekly honoree receives a $25 gift card to Wild Hogs Saloon and Eatery in Walford and a $25 gift card to Honor and Respect. This week we honor Ron Herman,...
Iowa Department of Education Launches AI-Powered Reading Tutor Program
The Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday that some elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant to help with literacy tutoring programs. The department made a $3 million investment into Amira (EPS Learning) for the use of a program called EPS Reading Assistant, an online literacy tutor that uses artificial intelligence technology. Iowa public […]
USDA efforts to solve the bird flu outbreak in cows are taking center stage in central Iowa
AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside. But the people who work there are not farmers, and other buildings look more like what you’d find at a modern university than in a cow pasture.
Time is Running Out on the Unclaimed $500,000 Iowa Lottery Ticket
The winner of a massive lottery prize has less than a month to claim it before a six-figure piece of paper effectively becomes worthless. Back in March, a Powerball ticket was purchased at a Kwik Star, located at 1502 South Federal Avenue, in Mason City, IA. That ticket proved to be a lucky one, as it's now worth $500,000. The prize will expire if unclaimed by the September 12th deadline.
Former Glenwood medical director charged with professional incompetency
Four years after he was forced from his job amid a wide-ranging scandal at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, the facility’s former medical director is facing allegations of incompetence from the state’s own regulators. The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged Dr. Mohammad E. Rehman with professional incompetency – an offense that is defined by […]
J-E phones are still down; will be resolved next week
The Anamosa Journal-Eureka office has been struggling with internet providers, which has caused our phones to not work and most of our staff to work remotely. We are working with a new company that will be setting our office up with internet next week, and we should be back online on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Currently, our phone voicemail is full, and we HIGHLY encourage you to contact us via email at news@journal-eureka.com.
Nightmare in Iowa: Three sequential wind turbine disasters leave millions of dollars in damages for one local farm family
The environmental and economic impact of one downed turbine cannot be overstated, but one. farm is reeling from the destruction caused by three downed turbines, in a span of less than 18 months. Here are the details, from a report published by a local outlet:. A farm in. Mechanicsville. must...
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