by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 31, 2010 | Weather
Summer doesn’t actually arrive until June 21st but this holiday weekend is usually considered the start of the summer season. Jeff Johnson, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says his office is going to be recognizing the state’s first-ever...
by Matt Kelley | May 31, 2010 | Outdoors
The use of rain barrels to collect runoff from downspouts is not a new practice, but it seems to be making a bit of a comeback. Jan Aiels with the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids says they’ve sold hundreds of rain barrels this spring and have a...
by Dar Danielson | May 29, 2010 | Health & Medicine, Recreation / Entertainment
Memorial day is the traditional opening day for municipal swimming pools and a state health official says everyone should be careful that the cool dip doesn’t end up making people sick. Iowa Department of Public Health medical director Patricia Quinlisk says...
by Dar Danielson | May 29, 2010 | Recreation / Entertainment
Many people will be heading out with their boats on area lakes for the first time this weekend. Iowa Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Ben Bergman says if you’ve had your boat in storage all winter and are just getting it out for the first time,...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 29, 2010 | Human Interest
The Danish villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton in western Iowa are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Tivoli Fest this holiday weekend. The theme for the centennial is “Treasuring the Past…Embracing the Future.” Event coordinator Susan Greving, of Elk...