DES MOINES- All Iowans age 6 months and older should receive yearly immunization The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging all Iowans to get their yearly flu vaccination. “Simply put, the flu vaccine saves lives,” said IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. “We ...
DES MOINES – The Global crude oil price declined for the third consecutive week and the mid-grade 10 percent ethanol blended fuel fell to $3.38, down 12 cents from a week ago. Crude Oil Summary Global crude oil prices continued to decline for the third consecutive week with West Texas ...
DES MOINES – An image captured on a trail camera in Clinton County during the past week has been confirmed as a mountain lion by wildlife biologists from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “We want the public to know that we have a confirmed photo of a mountain lion, but we don’t ...
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.0 percent in July, but was down from 6.2 percent for the same month one year ago. While Iowa employers have steadily added jobs in 2011, the gain has not been large enough to significantly reduce the state’s jobless ...
WASHINGTON -- Legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley today won unanimous approval of the Finance Committee as part of a larger proposal to extend federal child and family services programs. Grassley’s initiative involves regional partnership grants which are competitively distributed ...
tamatoledonews.com Iowa and other states chosen for important effort to improve science education DES MOINES- Iowa is one of 20 states that will lead the development of Next Generation Science Standards, which will clearly define the content and practices students will need to learn from ...
Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa to be flown at half-staff Friday. Sept 23, through Monday 8 a.m. in honor of State Trooper Mark Toney and Michael Collins, a volunteer firefighter who was directing traffic around a car accident on Interstate Highway 80 when he was struck and ...
According to the CDC’s National Immunization Survey, more young children are getting immunized in Iowa. According to the survey, 73 percent of 2-year-old children in Iowa have received the recommended immunizations, which is above the national average of 70 percent. Iowa also had increases in ...
tamatoledonews.com Van Meter – Over 160 Iowans lost their lives while serving on submarines between 1939 and 1977. On Saturday, September 17, 2011 a monument honoring those Iowans that perished in the line of duty serving on submarines during Pre-World War II, World War II and Post-World War ...
tamatoledonews.com- The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) urges all Iowans to become better informed and spread the word about World Suicide Prevention Day, which is September 10. According to IDPH data, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Iowans ages 15 to 34. In 2010, 369 ...