DAYTON — Oh, the lives they must have lived before they came to rest on this swath of land a short eagle’s flight from the confluence of the Boone and Des Moines rivers. Bald eagles, bison, mountain lions, and so many more beasts of the land and birds of the air called this sprawling ...

GOWRIE — Students in the Southeast Valley School District may be going to school 10 extra minutes each day of the 2025-2026 school year. By Iowa law, school calendars are based on 180 days or 1,080 hours of instructional time with Aug. 23 being the first day that schools are allowed to ...

The liquid that breached the CJ Bio America facility on April 14 was a fermentation byproduct used in making animal feed, not fertilizer, the company said in a statement Saturday evening. According to that statement, approximately 277,000 gallons of the byproduct used in livestock feed ...

HUMBOLDT — In the eyes of his former band pupils at Humboldt Middle School, Tim Miller has always been somewhat of a “cool cat.” This fall, his well-known love for music takes him to even higher notoriety. Miller will join the hallowed halls of the Iowa Rock and Roll Music ...

Iowa Central Community College will host a significant event Tuesday at the Center for Performing Arts Decker Auditorium to mark the release of “Before They Were Soldiers.” This book is a collection of biographies and much more; it is a heartfelt tribute to the young men from central ...