NEWTON, Iowa – April 26, 2011 – John Deere is partnering with 10 of its Iowa dealers to sponsor the Iowa John Deere Dealers 250 presented by Pioneer NASCAR Nationwide Series Race. The race is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on May 22nd at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. John Deere and the participating […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today launched the Iowa individual disaster assistance grant program in wake of the recent storm damage in Buena Vista, Monona, Pocahontas and Sac counties. The program provides grants up of to $5,000 for households with incomes of up to 200 percent of federal poverty levels, or a maximum […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced plans to travel to Osage to welcome Valent BioSciences Corporation to Iowa. Valent BioSciences Corporation will hold a press conference today at 1 p.m. at the Cedar River Complex in Osage, Iowa. “I am pleased to announce that Lieutenant Governor Reynolds […]
Last week, I held a telephone town hall with Iowa 3rd District seniors to discuss Medicare and the House Republicans’ proposal to privatize this important program through the FY2012 budget. During the call, I heard from Iowa seniors directly that they want to keep their Medicare benefits. This is one of the reasons I voted […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011 until 8 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011 in honor of Sgt. Brent Maher, 31, formerly of Honey Creek, Iowa, and Spc. Donald Nichols, 21, formerly of Shell Rock, Iowa. […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.1 percent in March from a revised February rate of 6.0 percent. The comparable rate for one year ago was also 6.1 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate for March edged down to 8.8 percent from 8.9 percent in February, which represented a […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa DNR will hold an auction on May 21, at the Learning Center Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Pre-registration starts at 7 a.m., the doors will open at 8 a.m., when the public may view the items for sale and the auction will begin at 9 a.m. There will not […]
The bragg’n board is as much of a part of the fishing culture as bait and bobbers and a new program from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will take the bragg’n beyond the photo on the wall in the local bait shop. The new Iowa master angler award replaces the big fish award that […]
The Iowa Legislature, on near unanimous votes, approved the 1st proposed redistricting plans this week. As a result of this vote, Mahaska County and surrounding areas are facing an all new Congressional District as well as an all new State Senate and State House District. Currently, Mahaska County and all surrounding counties are in the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 132- An act relating to the filing requirements for certain ordinances relating to a Division of Revenue. House File 299: An act relating to the unlawful possession of or entry upon specified personal and public utility property, and providing […]
