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Fitzgerald Selected Iowa’s Outstanding Ag Teacher
BOONE, Iowa—Jim Fitzgerald, agricultural science teacher at Boone High School, was selected as Iowa’s 2024 Outstanding Ag Teacher by the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators. This award program distinguishes secondary and post-secondary agricultural education teachers who are conducting the highest quality agricultural education programs in the state. The award recognizes leadership in civic, community, agriculture/agribusiness and professional activities. Outstanding agricultural educators are innovators and catalysts for student success in agricultural education. As the state winner, Fitzgerald advances to compete as the Iowa representative in the Region 3 Outstanding Ag Teacher Award for the National Association of Agricultural Educators.
Why Fireworks Were Banned For Almost 80 Years In Iowa
It's hard to believe that fireworks in the state of Iowa have only been legal to buy and use for just 7 years. Before that, it was against the law for Iowans to sell or use fireworks for almost 80 years. The craziest part is that just one incident in...
Local Iowa high school baseball highlights and scores (6-27-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the local highlights and scores from our Iowa high school baseball games on June 27th, 2024: Harris-Lake Park 13, West Sioux 3 CB Lincoln 10, Le Mars 8 (Game 1 – Doubleheader) Le Mars 5, CB Lincoln 3 (Game 2 – Doubleheader) Akron-Westfield 6, Hinton 2 Gehlen Catholic […]
Planets Align in Skies over South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota
In life, we talk a lot about the 'planets aligning' as a figure of speech to indicate when the universe seems to be signaling that the time is right to do something. Well, this weekend in the skies over South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota some of the actual planets in our solar system are going to align.
More severe storms possibly Friday evening in central Iowa
DES MOINES, IOWA — Central Iowa is on target to receive more severe weather to wrap up the last week of June. Friday morning rain and thunderstorms have stayed below severe limits and will exit to the east through mid-morning. Generally, between 0.25″-1″ of rain has fallen through the morning with some isolated higher amounts. […]
Two more Iowa dairy herds reported with avian flu
Two more reports of avian flu in Sioux County dairy herds were announced on Thursday, marking the 13th report of bird flu in dairy cattle herds in Iowa for June. Sioux County’s problems with bird flu continue as these two recent reports leave the county with 12 reports of cattle herds and one chicken flock […] The post Two more Iowa dairy herds reported with avian flu appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
SWITA receives two major honors at 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards
Ames, Iowa – Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) brought home two major honors from the 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards last week. SWITA was named the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Regional Transit System of the Year and received the FTA Region 7 Rural Transit Systems Award of Excellence. The awards were handed out on Thursday, June 6th at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames.
Stay Alert: Residents Warned Of Scams Amid Iowa Flooding Crisis
Iowa officials are urging residents to remain vigilant against potential scams targeting those affected by recent natural disasters in the state. Iowa has recently confronted significant natural disasters, including extensive flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries over the past week. This flooding has prompted evacuation orders in multiple communities such as Smithland, Rodney, and Rock Valley, and tragically resulted in the loss of life in Clay County. Furthermore, a bridge collapse between Sioux City and North Sioux City, South Dakota, has added to the challenges faced by the region.
This weekend in Iowa: fashion, trek and arts fests. Plus rooftop readings, skate-park vibes and a craft invitational
The last weekend of June is jam-packed with events in Central and Eastern Iowa. The Des Moines Arts Festival returns to the capital with art and food vendors, live music across two stages and nearly 30 free interactive art activities. Another DSM highlight is the continued theater run of The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, which, “meditates on Black women’s experiences from the perspectives of mind, body, and spirit.”
Twenty-eight additional counties approved for Public Assistance under the May Presidential Major Disaster Declaration
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds announces the approval of twenty-eight additional counties for Public Assistance under the previously approved Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from tornados, severe storms, and widespread flooding that occurred between May 20, 2024 – May 31, 2024. In addition...
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