by Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 1, 2023 Gov. Kim Reynolds hit the road Tuesday to meet with three Sioux County hospital administrators and discuss issues facing Iowa’s rural health care providers. Sioux Center Health CEO Cory Nelson said his biggest ask of Reynolds in the meeting — which was closed to members of […]
PELLA—The Central College softball team is again a leader in the classroom as 12 players were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The NFCA announced that 2,369 NCAA Division III student-athletes were honored. The perennially powerful Dutch program has a tradition of academic achievement under NFCA Hall of Fame coach George Wares, ranking in the top 20 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This is a busy time of the year for the United Way of Mahaska County staff and volunteers. Back to School and Day of Caring are big one’s on their plate, but wait, there’s more. We’ll start with getting ready for the Back to School event at the Southern Iowa Fairground this […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We’re familiar with the annual Run in the Sun hosted by Mahaska Health. It’s in its 12th year, and the proceeds help the Hospice Serenity House. The Mahaska Health Foundation is the mechanism that helps raise funds to support the community, such as services at the Hospice Serenity House. The 12th Annual […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 31, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sees the Biden administration’s climate agenda as a boon for rural economies, he said Monday during a visit to Portland’s World Forestry Center. The U.S. Forest Service, which is part of the Agriculture Department, will begin accepting applications […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 31, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
