DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “Sunshine and dry weather have been ...
tamatoledonews.com - AMES (SPECIAL) - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, July 13, 2010, to discuss alternatives for the U.S. 30 bypass of Mount Vernon and Lisbon. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 ...
CEDAR RAPIS (SPECIAL) - Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) announced that they have entered into an exciting agreement with Google to provide all K-12 schools in Iowa with free access to Google Apps for Education. 550,000 students and educators will have the opportunity to be ...
tamatoledonews.com - Adults age 70 and older in good health are invited to participate in a University of Iowa study on whether the benefits of using aspirin to prolong a life free of cognitive or physical decline outweigh the risks. The study, called ASPREE, is funded by the National ...
tamatoledonews.com (SPECIAL) - Iowa Public Radio has begun nearly $1 million in capital improvements to its facilities on the Iowa State University campus in Ames that will enhance the network’s signal strength and clarity as well as provide fail-safe systems to ensure the entire network ...
tamatoledonews.com - DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments on a proposed rule to ban alcohol use at state parks, state recreation areas and public access beaches on the Iowa Great Lakes during the July 4 holiday. The proposed rule is available on the ...
tamatoledonews.co m - DES MOINES Introducing the official treat of the Iowa State Fair, Fair Squares! The crisped rice cereal and made-from-scratch marshmallow treat on-a-stick will be available in peanut butter and plain flavors. All proceeds from each $2 treat will benefit the Blue Ribbon ...
tamatoledonews.com - The University of Iowa and Iowa State University will benefit enormously from the planned expansion of the nation’s broadband network announced last week by The White House, university officials and the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, said this week. President Barack ...
tamatoledonews.com- Boaters, anglers, paddlers and swimmers are encouraged to use caution if planning to spend time on Iowa rivers or flood control reservoirs. Near record flooding over much of the state has sent rivers out of their banks and sending downed trees and other debris downstream. ...
Benefit and 5K walk - run for McNamara family Deb and Jim McNamara are eager to have their son Mike home again. Mike McNamara has been away, spending the last 15 months in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. In April, 2009, McNamara, then a high school senior, suffered a severe brain ...