Iowa's agriculture industry is critical to the economy of our state. It employs one in five Iowans, it allows Iowa to export its goods worldwide, and agriculture is central to our state's culture and heritage. Iowa has been able to lead the nation in corn, soybean, pork, and egg production by ...

North Tama, BCLUW, and IKM-Manning have a common thread. They are a collective of little towns spread out across farmland coming together as a school. These directional and anagram schools will appear more often as school districts combine due to lack of funding. While a tough process to gut ...

Iowa's agriculture industry is critical to the economy of our state. It employs one in five Iowans, it allows Iowa to export its goods worldwide, and agriculture is central to our state's culture and heritage. Iowa has been able to lead the nation in corn, soybean, pork, and egg production by ...

Power tools and potatoes are on my bucket list. One I want to use. The other I want to grow. I'll let you take it from there.There's an allure to ripping wood with a band saw or being locked and loaded with nail gun. Ka pow! Pure, formidable, wieldy, strong - power tools.Likewise, there's a ...

To the Editor:The Traer Community Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the Traer American Legion and Auxiliary, will be at the Traer Memorial Building on Thursday, July 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.Please make every effort to donate an hour of your time and a pint of your blood for those in great ...

Power tools and potatoes are on my bucket list. One I want to use. The other I want to grow. I'll let you take it from there.There's an allure to ripping wood with a band saw or being locked and loaded with nail gun. Ka pow! Pure, formidable, wieldy, strong - power tools.Likewise, there's a ...

The Legislature closed out the 2015 session with Senate Democrats opting to end five months of gridlock on school funding. The goal of the compromise is to maintain educational opportunities and boost student achievement.The final agreement provides an additional $156 million for the 2015-16 ...

The Legislature closed out the 2015 session with Senate Democrats opting to end five months of gridlock on school funding. The goal of the compromise is to maintain educational opportunities and boost student achievement.The final agreement provides an additional $156 million for the 2015-16 ...

The sights, sounds and smells of summer evoke a distinctive taste of Americana for friends and families in neighborhoods across the country. Annual community festivals and parades in Iowa celebrate local traditions, old and new, that residents look forward to year after year.On the national ...

The sights, sounds and smells of summer evoke a distinctive taste of Americana for friends and families in neighborhoods across the country. Annual community festivals and parades in Iowa celebrate local traditions, old and new, that residents look forward to year after year.On the national ...