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Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
Local Residents Among Several Awarded Iowa Health Care Association Foundation Scholarships
A few local residents who want to advance their health care education to work in long-term care received scholarships last week from the Iowa Health Care Association Foundation. Scholarship recipients include current long-term care employees, as well as high school students, veterans, and Iowans in rural communities wanting to join...
Rotary and Police Team Up to Arrest Hunger
This past weekend the Marshalltown Rotary Club teamed up with the Marshalltown Police Department to arrest hunger. They had a couple squad cars parked by the grocery stores and the goal was to fill them up with food. Rotary President Julie Hitchens tells KFJB listeners how much they collected. Hitchens...
Iowa athletic department expects to break revenue records in upcoming year
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa is expecting another record-breaking year for its athletics department while Iowa State University Athletics is working to handle changes to expected revenues as a result of collegiate athletic conferences shifting, university budget documents show. Video above: Jan Jensen talks about path...
Wyffels opens Ames warehouse distribution center
Wyffels Hybrids recently opened its new warehouse and distribution center in Ames, where it will employ more than 200 full-time employees. The facility is located on 150 acres east of Ames. According to a news release, the facility will bring the company’s products closer to customers in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Local Youth Helps Ronald McDonald Houses of Iowa in the Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the 2024 Iowa State Fair
(Ames, Iowa) The Iowa State Fair is quickly approaching, and plans for the annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show are in full swing. Iowa cattlemen support this great event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. According to the press release, Claire Pellet of Atlantic has joined the...
Reynoldson awarded 2024 ISBA Award of Merit
On June 25, the Honorable Elisabeth S. Reynoldson of Osceola was presented the Iowa State Bar Association’s (ISBA) highest honor given to an individual - the 2024 Award of Merit. According to the ISBA, the Award of Merit was created in 1947, and “many aspire, but few attain this...
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