Food stands are an important part of many community celebrations and athletic events. Selling a variety of food and beverages can be an effective fundraising activity-but only if no one gets sick. Organizers and workers need to be aware of certain regulations and consider several questions ...
WEST DES MOINES- This 4th of July, pools, lakes and ponds across the country will be full of swimmers looking for some cool relief on a hot summer day. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 10 people die every day from unintentional drowning. If you're planning to spend time ...
As the drought continues, cattlemen need to look at numerous management practices to help stretch their feed supply and maintain performance and reproduction in the cow herd. Here are a few strategies that may help.First, develop a plan before the drought conditions get any worse. How do you ...
(DES MOINES) Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2012 for Lt. Col. Dennis Eilers, originally of Tipton.Eilers and his crew went missing when his plane was shot down in Laos in ...
(DES MOINES) Today, Gov. Terry Branstad announced additional details regarding this Saturday's "A Salute to Our Veterans and Service Members Parade."This year's celebration is a salute to all veterans and service members and correlates with the official United States Department of Defense ...
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Safe Kids Greater Des Moines, Altoona Aquatic Park, Algona Family YMCA, and the Norman D. Stamp Aquatic Center in Harlan are joining top water safety and training organizations around the U.S. and world on Thursday, June 14 for the World's Largest ...
(Johnston, Iowa)- The next episode of Market to Market, the weekly journal of rural America, will be a departure from the program's usual format. This week's episode will be dedicated to a look back at the life, career, and influence of longtime host Mark Pearson, who died earlier this week at ...
A total of 80 twenty-five year and older cars from 7 states and 50 Iowa communities will tour parts of western Iowa June 13-17 as part of the 17th annual MotorMemories spring vintage vehicle tour. Crime Scene Iowa (CSI) is the tour theme, taking a closer look at some of the better, as well as ...
With just five weeks remaining until the grand opening of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, officials announce the details of an exciting, fun-filled two-day festival to celebrate the new museum and library on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15."We are throwing a ...
(Des Moines, Iowa) May 30, 2012: John R. Whitaker, Iowa State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA), today announced that USDA Secretary Thomas A. Vilsack has approved the closure of three FSA county offices in Iowa, a process that will begin immediately. After the required ...