by Matt Kelley | Apr 19, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The southeast Iowa town of Washington is hosting a film festival this weekend — with free admission. Organizers of the second annual Farm To Film Fest say their mission is to engage and entertain audiences, inspire thought-provoking conversation, and enrich the...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 19, 2024 | Health & Medicine, News
Hospitals across the state are partnering with the Iowa Cancer Consortium to create a new online clearinghouse for places in Iowa that offer clinical cancer trials. Kelly Sittig, the consortium’s executive director, says clinical trials are research studies that...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Health & Medicine, News
Many Iowa farmers are firing up their tractors for the first time this spring, and one expert suggests before you plant the first seed, make sure your equipment, your body, and your mind are ready for the season ahead. Dr. Kimberly Lansing, a family medicine physician...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 17, 2024 | News, Weather
The National Weather Service says a minimum of four tornadoes touched down in Iowa on Tuesday, including one each in Calhoun, Dallas, Lee and Pocahontas counties. Among the damage, a barn was leveled near Dallas Center and there’s major damage to a house near...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 17, 2024 | News, Outdoors
Farmers aren’t the only ones talking about spring planting, and as Iowa homeowners start sprucing up their yards with landscaping projects, they’re reminded it’s the law to call Iowa One Call at 811 before digging. Alliant Energy spokesman Chris...