21 Jul 2017

A Reminder to Stay Safe in the Sun

By Rep. Dave Loebsack

Many Iowans have felt the effects of skin cancer. If detected and removed early, skin cancer is almost always curable. Our family was fortunate in that my wife’s cancer was caught early and had not spread, but there are many who are not that lucky.

21 Jul 2017

Federal Court Sentences Defendant for Failure to Pay Child Support

By Shelly Robertson

DES MOINES, IA – On June 19, 2017, Nicole Lynn Sanders, age 33, formerly of South Carolina, appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose and was sentenced to five years probation for failure to pay child support, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Sanders was sentenced to five years of probation for each of two charges of failure to pay child support, to be served concurrently. Sanders was ordered to

21 Jul 2017

Guys on Ice: The Ice Fishing Musical Opens August 3 on the Old Creamery’s Main Stage

By Lily Allen-Duenas

Amana- Guys on Ice: The Ice Fishing Musical opens on August 3 and runs through August 27 on the Old Creamery’s Main Stage, with shows on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm.

21 Jul 2017

Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for four counties

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Thursday for Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek counties in response to severe weather on July 19.

The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of the severe weather. The proclamation also activates the Iowa Individual Assistance program for qualifying residents of the four counties.

21 Jul 2017

USDA Technology Transfer Report Highlights “Made in America” Research

By USDA Office of Communications

(WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research generated 244 new inventions and 109 patent applications in the 2016 fiscal year. These innovations included an anti-cancer drug derived from Omega-3 fatty acids, sensors to help prevent bridge collapses, gene-silencing technology that controls mosquito populations, and hand-held imaging tools to detect meat contamination.

21 Jul 2017

Missoula Children’s Theatre Attracts 64 DeWitt Area Children Actors

By Angela Yender

Children represent 9 area communities

DeWitt, IA – July 20, 2017 - The Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center continues the beginning of a great season with another summer musical!

21 Jul 2017

Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves FBI Director Nominee Wray (VIDEO: Grassley Reacts)

By Grassley Press

VIDEO: Grassley Reacts to Unanimous Judiciary Committee Approval of FBI Director Nominee

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Senator Chuck Grassley, today advanced the nomination of Christopher Wray to serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

21 Jul 2017

Flying Squirrel photobomb leads to new discovery

By Julie Buckles

ASHLAND, Wis.—A photobombing squirrel helped a Northland College student document the highest recorded observation of the gray tree frog in northern Wisconsin.

21 Jul 2017

AAA: Increasingly Volatile Gas Market has Potential to Top Year’s Recorded High

By Gail Weinholzer

Pump Prices to Increase at Least by 10 Cents through End of Summer

21 Jul 2017

U.S., China Sign Historic Agreement to Provide Market Access for U.S. Rice Exports

By USDA Office of Communications

(WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017) – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever.

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