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State report on Zearing, after clerk failed to file city budget on time
The state auditor’s office has examined operations in the town of Zearing after the city’s former clerk missed two deadlines and the city was unable to collect property taxes for a year. Zearing City Clerk Karen Davis was fired in July of 2022 after she failed to file...
Winner of Iowa State Fair Straw Poll announced
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa State Fair’s Straw Poll. Trump took around 57 percent of the vote in the poll. Harris came in second with 36 percent. Third Party candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Chase Oliver gathered about 7 percent support.
Treasurer Smith Announces More Than Half-a-Million in Missing Money Found at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating another outstanding year of finding Iowans’ missing money at the Iowa State Fair. “This year marks another success at the fair as we were able to reunite thousands of Iowans with their missing money,” said Smith. “Fairgoers had ‘Fair Fever’ and in those 11-days, over 2,400 claims were filed at the Iowa State Fair and more than $572,900 was claimed. The largest single claim filed was $50,717!”
Don’t Shake Vending Machines In Wisconsin, Iowa, Or Illinois
We've all seen or been a part of a situation involving a vending machine and a stuck piece of candy. The first instinct is to try and get the candy loose ourselves or just move on with our day leaving it for someone else to mess with. There are a...
Central Iowa family struggling to rebuild after tornado
CAMBRIDGE, Iowa — Iowans were devastated by various storms this spring, including a severe tornado that hit Story County between Cambridge and Nevada in May. One family is still struggling to secure funds to rebuild. "It's stressful, I'm over it," Tracy Lesher said, laughing. Walking up to the damaged...
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