Iowa done with practice, ready for Outback Bowl

With all the practice and festivities out of the way Iowa and South Carolina are set for Thursday morning’s kickoff of the 23rd Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida. The Hawkeyes are 8-4 and this is a matchup of highly ranked defenses. Iowa defensive tackle Mitch King...

New year brings tax changes for some counties

The new year will bring changes in the number of Iowa towns charging a penny of local option sales tax. Beginning January 1, all of Emmett County will charge that extra penny, bringing the total sales tax there to seven percent. Renee Mulvey at the Iowa Department of...

New Iowa travel guide available

Just in time for the new year, the Iowa Tourism Office has released the 2009 edition of the Iowa Travel Guide. Office manager Nancy Landess says the booklet contains more than 100 new listings. "In fact, our cover features one of Iowa’s newest attractions....