DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - After a week of voting, the results of the Iowa State Fair online poll are in. With a margin of 65.24% "no" to 34.76% "yes," fairgoers have voted down the inclusion of Michael Jackson in the moonwalk butter sculpture planned for the 2009 Iowa State Fair."While we know ...
GRINNELL (SPECIAL) - Grinnell Regional Medical Center released its 2008 annual report, "Your Hospital, Our Story," to the public. The 2008 report can be found online at www.grmc.us . It is the first online annual report for GRMC, strengthening the organization's commitment to the environment ...
TOLEDO CHRONICLE - After spending months on the sidelines, investors are starting to return to the nation's agriculture land as a home for their investment dollars an Omaha-based farm land sales and mangement company says.Investors have long played a role in the land-buying market, but toward ...
TOLEDO CHRONICLE (SPECIAL) - DJ Feldman, the casting director for NBC-TV's popular Biggest Loser program will be casting for the show in Des Moines on July 25. He'll be looking for family member teams of two.They can be - parent - child, siblings, married, couples, cousins or in-laws.The ...
Iowa Energy CenterIowa State UniversityAMES (SPECIAL) During Iowa's hot, humid summers, about half of the heat that accumulates in a home comes from solar gain; the other half comes from air leaks and heat-producing activities inside the home. The time you spend reducing or eliminating ...
Beware: Counterfeit check scamsCounterfeit checks plus wiringmoney usually adds up to fraudEditor's Note: See story from Toledo Police about local problems with this issue in The Toledo Chronicle and onlin: tamatoledonews.comThere is no end to consumer scams that involve Iowans being tricked ...
GRINNELL - Grinnell Regional Medical Center's board of directors has approved an affiliation agreement that will make GRMC the 30th Iowa affiliate hospital of Mercy Health Network based in Des Moines."We look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with Mercy Health Network. It's taken a ...
You may already know about the great information youcan find when you visit USA.gov-the government's officialWeb portal-like how to get a passport or how to renew yourdriver's license.What you might not know is that you can now interactwith your government in new ways. Check out the ...
tamatoleodnews.com - DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Gasoline prices have continued increasing over the past month. "With the summer driving season upon us, supply preparations are taking place to meet the anticipated increase in demand," said Jessica Zopf, Communications Specialist for the Iowa ...
DES MOINES (SPECIAL) Governor Chet Culver has announced the Iowa Transportation Commission approved the FY2010-2014 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program at its meeting last week in Cedar Falls. The program sets the five-year investment priorities for the state's multimodal transportation ...