The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, were identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Robert I. Wax of Detroit will be buried June 20 at Arlington National Cemetery. In August […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Capt. Clyde W. Campbell of Longview, Texas, will be buried June 21 at Arlington […]
Barnes City, Iowa – One area youth never made it home from a visit to her grandparents in Florida Sunday, and her parents are asking for your help in locating her. Rhiannon Higgins, 17, was due to return home to Barnes City after a visit with her grandparents in Florida. There, Rhiannon boarded the flight […]
by Kathryn Mortensen Oskaloosa, Iowa – Our planet has a wealth of knowledge buried beneath her surface. For a lucky few, these treasures are found in their own backyard, and one fortunate Iowa landowner had the honor of uncovering something so special. In the archaeological community a find like a mammoth skeleton is within itself […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Rain may have been falling in a steady drizzle, but that didn’t temper the spirits of filmmaker Patrick Read Johnson as his 1975 Ford Pinto pulled up in front of the US Post Office in Oskaloosa from Fairfield, Iowa on May 30th. The significance of 52577 is that it’s also the release […]
(DES MOINES) – For the first time in history, the President of the Republic of Kosovo will visit Iowa. President Atifete Jahjaga (ah tee feh tee YAH yah gah) will visit Iowa June 13-15 as part of the U.S. Department of Defense State Partnership Program. President Jahjaga will be accompanied by Ambassador Akan Ismaili (ah […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Security was tight as the visiting head of state, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was on hand to deliver the 2012 commencement address at William Penn University. Students of William Penn started gathering just before noon in the gymnasium, and the college of working adults gathered in the upstairs gym. Students talked amongst […]
Washington, Apr 30 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted a signing ceremony in his Washington office on Monday to officially transfer the battleship USS Iowa from the U.S. Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center, which will preserve the historic vessel and convert it into a memorial and museum. “Iowans are proud that one of the […]
Washington D.C., The debate over a tweet and if it was out of line for a U.S. Senator. Things really started to heat up after David Axelrod, former Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama and heading up Obama’s re-election campaign, called the Senator out on the tweet. Since then, the controversy has started to heat up. […]
Des Moines, Iowa – 5:55 pm. HAZMAT crews collected a letter from and Iowa Representative around 5:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. A clerk for Rep. Abdul-Samad was opening his mail in the House chamber when a letter with no postage or return address was opened and a white powder substance was in the envelope. Reports say […]
