by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | News
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...
by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Officials in Cedar Rapids say there’s still a lot to be done in their city to recover from this June’s flooding. Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran says the past six months have been very difficult. “We are still working very hard to return Cedar Rapids...
by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
If you were watching The History Channel last night or very early this morning, you may have seen a bit of Council Bluffs. The latest episode in the " Extreme Trains" series focused on the Transcontinental Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Mark...
by admin | Dec 31, 2008 | Recreation / Entertainment
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....