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Iowa tool manufacturer plans distribution center in KC
An Iowa tool manufacturer is planning a distribution center in Kansas City, Kansas. Marshalltown Co. expects to create 40 jobs initially with the 207,792-square-foot building plans. The facility would be built at the 435 Logistics Center. The company is seeking $27 million in industrial revenue bonds from the Unified Government...
Central Iowa thunderstorms cause power outage for thousands of customers
URBANDALE, Iowa — Tuesday's thunderstorms join a growing list of Iowa's severe weather episodes in recent months. At about 11 a.m. Tuesday, MidAmerican energy said about 14,000 of its customers across the Des Moines metro were left without power. But thankfully, the city of Urbandale said it doesn't seem...
Governor Says Portable Classrooms For Rock Valley Will Eventually Be Used For Child Care
Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says portable classrooms being set up for students in Rock Valley will have a different use once repairs to the community’s flood-damaged schools are completed. The governor says Iowa Department of Transportation dump trucks have made several thousand trips to...
A move to limit fowl in Iowa's capital eggs residents on to protest with a chicken parade
Residents with backyard coops in Iowa's capital city paraded with some of their chickens Monday from the Iowa Statehouse to City Hall after local officials ruffled their feathers by proposing stricter limits on raising birds in residential neighborhoods.Ed and Mary Byrnes Fallon, the operators of an urban farm in Des Moines, hatched the protest after the City Council unveiled the proposal earlier this month to limit fowl play — and potential noise, smell and mess. The proposal would cut the number of birds allowed from 30 to 12 but also ban roosters. Video posted online by KOI-TV showed several people...
Racehorse owners sue national organization over tax assessments in Iowa
Two racehorse owners at Polk County’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino are suing the national nonprofit horseracing organization that collects taxes and fees from owners. Joseph A. Kelly of Des Moines, a thoroughbred racehorse owner who owns three horses that race at Prairie Meadows, and Douglas L. Anderson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, who owns two […]
Mile posts: Items on Wesley Kiptoo, Hillary Bor, Biya Simbassa, Max Murphy, Kassie Parker, Paityn Noe, Adam Fogg
The 50th running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race offered a who's who of former and current Iowa collegians and preps. In short, Davenport was the place to be on Saturday. And leaving his mark again on the national road racing scene was seven-time Big 12 Conference champion Wesley Kiptoo. The 2021 NCAA champion for Iowa State in the indoor 5,000 cruised to his first Bix 7 victory in 32 minutes, 27 seconds while picking...
American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe reveals worn out $500 Coca Cola sign for sale as he’s ‘cleaning house’ at Iowa antique shop
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has revealed an expensive sign for sale, as well as its huge price tag, while cleaning out his shop. The History Channel star has been cleaning up his Iowa antique shop, listing certain finds for sale at special prices. Mike, 60, recorded footage from outside Antique Archaeology in Iowa, showing […]
PERSEVERANCE…in the face of tragedy
Abigail Barnes, her cousin Halsie Barnes, friends Ella Leonard and Madalynn Stewart were leaving the Union County fairgrounds last summer, when their vehicle proceeded through a stop sign crossing at Highway 34, resulting in a t-bone collision with a pickup. One young gjrl succumbed to her injuries at the scene,...
Reese Beaty Commits To Iowa State
York Institute point guard Reese Beaty verbally committed to Iowa State on Tuesday. The back-to-back Upper Cumberland Player of the Year announced on X her intention to play for the Cyclones following her senior high school season. Beaty has led the Dragonettes to three straight state tournaments, including a trip...