by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | Politics & Government
The Iowa Department of Workforce Development is busy trying to notify Iowans that might be eligible for extended unemployment benefits. President Bush signed a seven week extension into law last week. I.W.D. spokesperson Kerry Koonce says the extension is welcome...
by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
The Danish Villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton in western Iowa are holding their weekend-long Christmas celebration. Both communities are decked out for the 30th anniversary of Julefest, which includes all the events typically found during a Danish Christmas. Lisa...
by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | News
Law enforcement officers are hoping there will be fewer traffic fatalities in Iowa this year compared to 2007. Last year, 440 people were killed in crashes on Iowa roads. Randy Hunefeld with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau says so far there have been nearly...
by admin | Nov 29, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
An expert on Iowa agriculture says this summer’s flooding took a toll on Iowa’s livestock industry, but not in the way many may imagine. Harold Hommes, chief of the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s marketing bureau, says it wasn’t the high...
by admin | Nov 28, 2008 | Human Interest
It’s a tradition in many Iowa towns. The "whistle" blows at noon. Oftentimes it’s the town’s tornado siren that marks the start of the noon hour. Grinnell Mayor Gordon Canfield has been fielding complaints about the noise of...
