EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA (SPECIAL) - Many beloved friends and relatives will be receiving FakeTVs for Christmas this year. This is not at all like getting a lump of coal in your stocking. A FakeTV is a crime prevention device that produces exactly the same sort of light a television produces. ...
DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was reported at 6.7 percent for October, while the September rate was also revised downward to 6.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate stood at 6.5 percent one year ago. “After two quarters of weak job growth, Iowa’s ...
MARSHALLTOWN - Although Iowa has one of the safest blood supplies in the nation, The Blood Center of Iowa works hard to maintain the highest standards by relying on healthy, honest and responsible volunteer blood donors. On Monday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., please plan to donate at the ...
tamatoledonews.com DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - The 2010 edition of The Annual Condition of Education Report was released today by the Iowa Department of Education. Since Iowa released its first Condition of Education report more than 20 years ago access to quality preschool has significantly ...
AMES (SPECIAL) - A combination of winter weather, drinking drivers and other factors have proven deadly on Iowa highways during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Over the last decade, traffic fatality data shows the Thanksgiving holiday (Wednesday noon to midnight Sunday) as having the highest ...
tamatoledonews.com DES MOINES (SPECIAL) People interested in new rules for quarry and mine owners and operators can learn more about the proposal at a Nov. 30 meeting. The changes are proposed for wastewater discharges from mining and processing facilities that currently need a DNR general ...
tamatoledonews.com WEST DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - American families will be able to put a Thanksgiving meal on the table this year for only pennies more than last year, according to Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey The average cost of this year’s feast for a family of 10 ...
tamatoledonews.com (SPECIAL) Just in time for the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 18, Quitline Iowa is reaching out to a broader population of tobacco users by offering new services online. Iowans who are ready to quit smoking now have the option of registering online at www.quitlineiowa.org ...
tamatoledonews.com QUINCY, MASS. (SPECIAL) - Thanksgiving remains the leading day for cooking fires, with three times as many cooking fires as an average day. That’s according to statistics by the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which also found that cooking equipment ...
Marshalltown - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting an informal gathering of hunters, anglers and trappers to discuss future direction of hunting, fishing and trapping in Iowa. The meeting is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, at the Marshall County Conservation ...