Quad Cities (SPECIAL) - In 1991, the Quad Cities launched a nationwide resurgence of riverboat gambling when the historic Diamond Lady in Bettendorf unveiled its games of chance, just 30 minutes before the President in Davenport. The Quad Cities was the first area in the U.S. to offer ...
Winterset (SPECIAL) - Legions of John Wayne fans from throughout the United States and Europe will be gathering at Duke’s Iowa birthplace this spring for Winterset’s annual John Wayne Birthday Celebration. This year’s event salutes the epic films best known as director John Ford’s ...
tamatoledonews.com (SPECIAL) - More than 750 county officials are in Des Moines this week for education, skills training and networking. The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) will be holding its 68th Spring School of Instruction March 23-24 at the Marriott and Renaissance Savery in ...
TOLEDO CHRONICLE - Toledo city officials reigned over a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house, Saturday, March 12, for the nearly completed public works building, located in the southwest quadrant of Toledo. The $1.024 million dollar facility was funded by a $727,500 in I-Jobs grant and ...
Historical Society of Marshall County to host program Yes, you are reading it right, the “Confederate Invasion of Iowa”, and yes, Confederate forces did roam into Iowa and reek havoc in the Southern part of the state, the raid marks the farthest north of any Confederate Forces. In honor of ...
tamatoledonews.com DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Iowans have a chance to brush up on money management skills during the fifth annual Money Smart Week taking place across the state April 2-9. Financial institutions, government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and community groups have teamed up ...
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will meet Wednesday, March 23, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Live streaming of the audio portion of the open sessions of the meeting will be available at the Board of Regents web site, www.regents.iowa.gov. ...
NASA- On March 19th, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super "perigee moon"--the biggest in almost 20 years. "The last full Moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993," says Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory in Washington DC. "I'd ...
tamatoledonews.com DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Iowa is home to thousands of great teachers who make a difference each and every day in our classrooms, and the deadline is fast approaching to recognize the state’s top teacher for 2012. The Iowa Teacher of the Year Award was established in 1958 ...
DES MOINES (SPECIAL) Strengthening enforcement of quality standards for nursing homes is a priority concern for Iowans 50 and older, according to a new AARP survey. "Eighty percent of Iowa adults over 50 support strengthening enforcement of quality standards in nursing homes, and more than 8 ...