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Missing Polk County man reunited with family
A missing Runnells man has been reunited with his family. A release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 5:15 p.m. Friday said Pedro Gonzalez Ochoa, who had been missing since Thursday night, was located. Additional information is not expected. The sheriff's office initially asked for help around 1 p.m. after taking a missing person's report around 10 a.m. José Mendiola is a breaking news reporter for the Register. Reach him at jmendiola@dmreg.com. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Missing Polk County man reunited with family
Fast-Growing National Burger Chain Coming to Eastern Iowa
One of the fastest-growing burger restaurant chains in the nation will be coming to Eastern Iowa!. KCRG reports that Atlanta-based cheeseburger chain Smalls Sliders is planning multiple locations in Eastern Iowa, prioritizing the cities of Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, and Burlington. While the company won't say which city will get the first Iowa location, you can expect the first Iowa location of Smalls Sliders to open in 2025.
DMPS will have 12 new principals this year. Get to know them here:
Des Moines Public Schools students at 12 schools will see new principals come the first day of school. The new hires include the return of a previous principal and three administrators moving to new positions within Iowa's largest school district. ...
Casey’s Buys Nearly 200 Stores In Texas, Alabama, Florida And Mississippi
Ankeny, Iowa — The Ankeny-based Casey’s convenience store chain announced the acquisition today Friday of 198 stores in the southern US that includes 148 in Texas and 50 in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Casey’s is purchasing the CEFCO convenience stores for more than one-point-one BILLION dollars. Casey’s CEO...
American Pickers’ Frank Fritz relies on ‘long-term nursing care’ after stroke as conservator demands access to his funds
AMERICAN Pickers star Frank Fritz has been relying on “skilled nursing care” that will be “long-term” two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke. Frank, 60, has been under a conservatorship and guardianship since he suffered a stroke at his Le Claire, Iowa home in July 2022, as he has been in and out of the hospital and rehabilitation.
With Less Than A Month Until School, New IKM-Manning Superintendent Excited To Be Serving The District
With the many projects scheduled for the IKM-Manning School District this summer, the new superintendent, Dr. Angela Huseman, has been busy ensuring everything is ready for the 2024-25 school year. Huseman was selected earlier this year as a shared superintendent between the IKM-Manning and Tri-Center School Districts, replacing former Superintendent Trevor Miller, who will now oversee the Exira-EHK and Audubon Community School District. Huesman, a Carroll native who graduated from Carroll High School in 1985, wasn’t thinking of pursuing a degree in education, but looking back, she realized it was her calling.
Vandals paint racist and anti-gay symbols and slurs in NE Iowa
Cedar Falls is fighting a wave of hate speech that’s appearing through graffiti. Several sites along the city’s trails and public infrastructure were spray-painted with swastikas and homophobic slurs this week. Sonja Bock, a member of the Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission, points to the current divisive political...
Carroll City Council Considers Options For Fire-Damaged NW Park Shelter House
The Carroll City Council is working to determine how to proceed with restoration work after a fire destroyed the shelter house in Northwest Park last month. JEO Consulting examined the structure to determine if it could be salvaged, and the JEO engineer, William Murphy, says the damage was extensive. The...
'Psycho Sally' attracts 'psycho cyclists' to Albia cookie stand on RAGBRAI Day 5
ALBIA — For psycho cyclists cycling through Albia on Thursday, Psycho Cyclist Cookies was the place to be. Jennifer Hess and Troy Folkerts created "Psycho Sally" to advertise their one-day cookie stand. A 12-foot-high by 16-foot-wide mural features the Monroe County Courthouse and the county's Freedom Rock with Sally's foam and epoxy head. Their stand sold cycling themed cookies like "energy trail mix," "pedal power pineapple" and "revved-up velvet" in addition regular fare like chocolate chip...
Servadio space debris research to be aided with NASA EPSCoR funding
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR, establishes partnerships with the government and higher education institutions and is a nationally competitive opportunity for researchers located in Iowa. The Rapid Response Research (R3) awards through NASA EPSCoR create an impactful relationship between Iowa researchers and NASA. With NASA EPSCoR...
North Iowa grocer wins national award
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A local independent grocer has won a national honor. SpartanNash, a wholesale supplier of food to over 2,100 retail locations nationwide, recognized Randy’s Neighborhood Market during its 2024 Food Solutions Expo. Randy’s Neighborhood Market received the Large Market Size Performance Award for providing shoppers with “spectacular value and quality with private label products.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says. Catfish Bend Casino revenues for 2024 are down compared to last year, but members of the Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission (SIRRC) learned during their meeting Tuesday afternoon that the dip in revenues doesn’t mean the business is doing poorly.
Drainage School Helps Make the Connection for Field Tile Industry
Field tile drainage is a critical component of Iowa agriculture – making fields more accessible and reducing the amount of surface runoff and waterlogging that would otherwise occur. Nearly one-third of Iowa farmland is currently tiled. But an ongoing challenge is replacing old tile systems and installing new tile...
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