by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 27, 2014 | Human Interest, Military, News
Fundraising is underway for a monument to honor six brothers from southeast Iowa who all volunteered for the Union Army and died during the Civil War. The Littleton brothers were from Toolesboro, a small town in Louisa County. One brother died in battle. Four died of...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 27, 2014 | News
A new children’s book is making the rounds this Thanksgiving which tells the story of a modern turkey farm in north-central Iowa. The author is Katie Olthoff and the book features her family’s third-generation farm near Stanhope. Olthoff says “My...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 27, 2014 | News
Thanksgiving is a time for farmers to look back on the harvest and review their work. Iowa Ag Secretary, Bill Northey, says there is plenty to be thankful for. “For most farmers in Iowa, we had awful good crops. We had some spots that...
by Dar Danielson | Nov 27, 2014 | Human Interest, News, Politics & Government
Governor Terry Branstad will be hosting his family’s Thanksgiving celebration today. “Thanksgiving is a special holiday, it’s truly an American holiday where we really celebrate the founding of our nation, the pilgrims coming to America, the...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 26, 2014 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The story of how a featherweight boxer became a heavyweight music mogul will be sung on a central Iowa stage next week as the touring Broadway production of “Motown the Musical” makes one stop in the state. Singer and actor Jarran Muse says Berry Gordy...