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The World’s Tiniest Church is a Low-Key Iowa Landmark (PHOTOS)
Next time you're headed north of Dubuque, maybe to Decorah, IA or one of the surrounding areas, one of your pitstops should be what is considered the world's smallest church/chapel. Yes, such a place not only exists, but exists in the state of Iowa. The St. Anthony of Padua Catholic...
Evers requests release of $20 million for communities affected by UW branch campus closures
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting that the state budget committee release $20 million meant to create a grant program that would support communities where a University of Wisconsin branch campus has closed. The request is the third submitted to the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) by Gov. Tony Evers’ administration this week, bringing the […] The post Evers requests release of $20 million for communities affected by UW branch campus closures appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Nursing home admin gets ‘warning’ after man was locked outside overnight
The state board that oversees Iowa’s nursing home administrators has issued a warning to the head of a facility where a resident was deliberately locked outside of the building for 11 hours overnight. In January 2023, the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators charged Scott Morton with: professional incompetence; negligence in the practice of the […] The post Nursing home admin gets ‘warning’ after man was locked outside overnight appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Hey, Dubuque! Have You Seen This Odd Footprint on Sidewalks?
Last week, when my girlfriend, Catherine, and I went for a late-lunch in Dubuque, I took note of something on the business' adjacent sidewalk. Its presence instantly inspired confusion, intrigue, and nostalgia, basically in that order. Let me take you back for a minute... when you were a kid, were...
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