by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 30, 2010 | Business
A man responsible for helping to re-craft a popular Prohibition-era whiskey in Iowa has died. The president of Templeton Rye says Master Distiller, Meryl Kerkhoff died Thursday at the age of 81. Templeton’s Scott Bush says Kerkhoff died at the Manning Hospital,...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 30, 2010 | Business
The European Union’s decision this week to accept six varieties of genetically modified corn will likely mean more export opportunities for Iowa farmers. Darrel McAlexander is a member of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and a farmer from Sidney in southwest Iowa....
by Matt Kelley | Jul 30, 2010 | Military
Six Iowa communities are holding send-off ceremonies today for Iowa National Guard troops who’re headed to Afghanistan. The farewell events are being held in Algona, Boone, Eagle Grove, Mount Pleasant, Keokuk and Storm Lake. Guard spokesman Colonel Greg Hapgood...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 30, 2010 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest, Recreation / Entertainment
An Iowa State University study has found repeatedly making a certain “fashion statement” can do some long-term damage. I.S.U. master’s student Danielle Barkema and the professor who heads the kinesoiology department worked on the study, which...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 30, 2010 | Human Interest
A documentary that focuses on the impact of immigration on an Iowa community makes its national debut this weekend. It’s called, “A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa.” Jody Swilky wrote and co-produced the film which...
