06 Sep 2019

Wellsburg Farm Awarded Top Honors at Iowa State Fair Hawkeye Market Swine Show

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 6, 2019) — Tommy Janssen of Wellsburg was awarded the Grand Champion Hawkeye Market Swine Banner at the Hawkeye Market Swine show at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Chanan and Tinlee Snakenberg of Fremont were awarded Reserve Grand Champion Hawkeye Market Swine.

 

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HAWKEYE MARKET SWINE

Purebred Truckload

1) Wulf Brothers, Donahue

2) Bad Habbit Show Pigs, New Hartford

 

06 Sep 2019

A Flood of Generosity: The VW Van That Made a Difference

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

 

Teresa Barker knows what it is like to start a small business. It is hard work. It takes perseverance. It is long days, and long evenings too.  

06 Sep 2019

Brantley Gilbert Turns Up the Heat in 2020 with New Fire't Up Tour

By Stephani Nagle

 

06 Sep 2019

William Penn University Boasts Record New Student Enrollment for Fall 2019

By Miranda Keeler

OSKALOOSA, IOWA (September 6, 2019) — William Penn University boasts record new student enrollment for the fall of 2019. The private, liberal-arts University in Oskaloosa, Iowa has seen an increase of 9.2% of previous new student-enrollment record. The enrollment for new students hits an all-time high of 487.

06 Sep 2019

Reps Dave Loebsack, Bob Latta, Donald McEachin, and Bill Long Introduce Legislation to Improve Broadband Data Maps

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (September 6, 2019) — Today, Representatives Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Bob Latta (OH-05) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband-availability maps. The “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act (HR 4229)’’ will improve the accuracy of FCC broadband data maps by changing the way broadband-data is collected.

06 Sep 2019

Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center “Clinton, Iowa’s Children’s Museum” Commemorate Patriot Day, and Fill the Clown Shoe Drive-Thru Event

By Nikki McGinnis

CLINTON, IOWA (September 5, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," has a patriotic and busy week planned. On Wednesday, Patriot Day will be observed. On Friday, get ready to take over the kitchen. Each of these programs is free with regular museum admission or membership.

06 Sep 2019

Cedar Rapids Evens Series with 2-1 Win over Bandits

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 5, 2019) — The Cedar Rapids Kernels evened a first-round play-off series with the Quad Cities River Bandits by earning a 2-1 road win on Thursday night at Modern Woodmen Park.  The series will move to a decisive game three on Friday night at 6:35PM. The winner will meet the Clinton LumberKings in the Western Division Championship Series.

05 Sep 2019

Rutherford Institute Launches Inquiry Into Government Use of Drivers’ License Photos to Build Facial Recognition Database, Track Citizens

By The Rutherford Institute

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (September 5, 2019) — Pushing back against the expansion of secret government-surveillance programs at the expense of individual privacy, The Rutherford Institute is asking the State of Illinois to disclose information about its participation in the federal government’s scheme to establish a massive facial-recognition data

05 Sep 2019

By Popular Demand, Theatre Cedar Rapids Adds Another Performance "Hello, Dolly!"

By Theatre Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (September 5, 2019) — Tickets for TCR's extravagant production of Hello, Dolly! are in such high-demand, they've had to add a performance to keep up.

05 Sep 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Kelly Kennedy Garcia as Director of Iowa Department of Human Services

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 5, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that she will appoint Kelly Kennedy Garcia, currently deputy executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS). Garcia will be relocating from Austin, Texas and begins her new role on November 1.

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