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Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
Iowa unveils first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation child care availability website
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled a new, first-of-its-kind website called Iowa Child Care Connect (childcareconnect.iowa.gov) to help Iowans more easily find childcare availability near their homes, where they attend school, or near parents and caretakers’ workplaces. “Using Iowa’s Child Care Connect, Iowa parents will be able to...
See What Archeologists in Iowa Unearthed After 13,600 Years
It's nice to see these coming out of the ground like this. Archaeologists in Iowa have made a significant discovery with the unearthing of a well-preserved mastodon skull, dating back approximately 13,600 years. This find, located in the southern part of the state, is Iowa’s first notable mastodon and includes several bones primarily from the skull. The timing of this mastodon’s life aligns with the era when the first humans were inhabiting the region. I wonder if this mastodon knew the Flintstones.
Iowa unveils new childcare search website
DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled a new website Thursday that’s designed to help Iowa parents navigate the state’s childcare crisis. It’s a first-of-its-kind site that aggregates near real-time data from providers and the state so parents can search for child care based on their needs and location, see quality rankings and complaints, […]
From the Rows | Brian Grete — Day 4
My route took me north out of Iowa City up through crop districts 6 (east-central) and 3 (northeast) in Iowa. We started sampling at Robbins just north of Cedar Rapids and finished our half of the route near Sumner. Yield samples along my route averaged 202 bu. per acre with a range of 145 bu. to 255 bu. per acre. Despite the variability, the corn we sampled resulted in a high average yield. One thing of note, the further north we moved along our route, the less mature the crop.
For some Iowa orchestras, video game scores may be the key to attracting younger audiences
With a flurry of fingers and bows, 70 musicians spring into a swirling and epic score. As the rippling harp, piercing flute and chanted Latin lyrics from a 50-member chorus ebb, a solo soprano’s voice carries forward, soaring above the audience that has settled quietly in the Urbandale High School auditorium on a late June Sunday afternoon.
Homeless schoolchildren across Iowa benefit from American Rescue Plan Act funds
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa school children experiencing homelessness are getting some help in the form of $424,000 in federal funding. But now the shocker: it’s headed to 25 different school districts. “I bet it would baffle you,” says Jen Durham, who battled homelessness with her young children after fleeing domestic abuse a decade ago. […]
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