Lyle Muller/IowaWatch Rachel Fratzke led her Mercy Iowa City nursing staff in a meditation session to start the work day Monday morning. A nurse manager, she had the nurses do deep breathing exercises and think about when they first wanted to be a nurse, or how they felt about passing their certifying board exams. The […]
Byline: Olivia Allen/IowaWatch Four Iowa legislators and two conservation advocates want funding for the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund – which has stayed empty since it was approved by voters in 2010. They shared their sentiments with IowaWatch as the state of Iowa ended the fiscal year 2021 with a surplus of $1.24 […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch, iowacapitaldispatch.com•Jan 07, 2022 A Texas company that wants to build a pipeline to transport liquid carbon dioxide across the state has nearly concluded a series of informational, public meetings and plans to formally petition in May for permission to build it. “This is your land, and treating it with […]
by Lyle Muller/IowaWatch Wanting to know their new state after moving to Iowa in 2014, Dave and Karen Miglin and their two children went to the Field of Dreams movie site outside of Dyersville in northeast Iowa. Dave Miglin had moved from Atlanta ahead of the family the previous year for his job as media […]
by Lyle Muller / IowaWatch The migraines, exhaustion and shortness of breath have existed dating to before Darcy Havel-Sturdevant was diagnosed with COVID-19 in April 2020. The shortness of breath has improved a bit but the rest remain going into the Christmas holiday season. So do dizziness and confusion. “Most days, I’m extremely exhausted, and […]
Lyle Muller / IowaWatch Relaxing with a cup of coffee at Madeline’s in Riverside, Iowa, you could hear Morgan Rodgers chatting with customers one recent August morning. She knew them all. “We just appreciate our customers and the continued support they’ve given us,” Rodgers, an 11-year resident of Riverside, said about the shop she and […]
by Page Koch, Brooklyn Draisey and Maddy Dawczak / For IowaWatch Will Clark ran about his home, munching on chicken nuggets while watching the movie “The Nut Job.” The 5-year-old acted out the movie scene-for-scene, shrieking when something exciting happened on the screen and mimicking dialogue the best he could. His mother, Stephanie Glass, watched […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. Grotesque Double Standard The Seussian cartoon depiction of a Chinese man is too offensive, grotesque, racist and immoral for the left. That image needs to be stricken from the historical record. Any tolerators of such […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. I appreciate that the Des Moines Register published a recent opinion piece by Preston Moore about a very dangerous bill in the Iowa statehouse. I did not realize how negatively SSB1195 could impact the animals […]
Nicole Grundmeier / IowaWatch The West Des Moines mother of two decided to stay home initially. Greenland relied heavily on food pantries to feed her family, which includes son Ethan, 7, who has asthma, and daughter Skylynn, 4, who is lactose intolerant. The family had used food pantries previously, but “not like we’ve had to […]
