by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | Human Interest
The woman who sculpts the Iowa State Fair’s "butter cow" plans to make a butter sculpture of the late Michael Jackson for this year’s fair. The Jackson sculpture and a life-sized jersey cow sculpture — both made out of butter —...
by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | News
Aplington-Parkersburg coach Ed Thomas is pictured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated magazine that hits newsstands Wednesday. Thomas is shown on the magazine’s cover, standing with his arms crossed, in front of some of his players. The headline is: "A...
by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | Business
Hundreds of salaried workers with the world’s largest farm machinery maker are taking advantage of the company’s voluntary separation program. The program was unveiled in April when Deere combined its agricultural division with the commercial and consumer...
by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | Politics & Government
Residents in five Iowa counties will pay a little more in sales tax starting tomorrow, July 1. The sales tax goes up one percent in Iowa City, Marion and a few other cities in Johnson and Linn Counties to raise money for flood recovery. A few towns in Ida and Marshall...
by admin | Jun 30, 2009 | Crime & Courts, Education, Politics & Government
Attorneys with the Iowa Association of School Boards are issuing advice to schools about complying with a new law that goes into effect tomorrow. Anyone on the sex offender registry must have written permission to be on school grounds, or they can be charged with...
