(DES MOINES) – On March 1 several state agencies will kick off a month-long Flood Awareness Month campaign to assist Iowans in preparing for and remaining safe during flood events. Flood awareness is particularly important when considering the damage caused by flooding in 2008 and 2010. Already this year homes have been damaged in Fort […]
Branstad names Thomas Waterman to the Iowa Supreme Court (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today at 2 p.m. appointed Thomas Waterman to the Iowa Supreme Court. Gov. Branstad selected Waterman from the slate of nine candidates given to him by the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission. By law, the governor is only allowed to […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Davis and Wapello Counties on Wednesday, Feb. 23 as part of his efforts to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties again in 2011. Northey will be touring the Bloomfield Livestock Market in Bloomfield and then speak at an agriculture […]
(Des Moines, Iowa) – Continuing in his role as the “Taxpayers’ Watchdog” and his duty to report directly to the people of Iowa on the condition of the state’s finances, State Auditor David A. Vaudt has completed his review of the Governor’s proposed Fiscal Year 2012 and 2013 budgets. Vaudt said, “While there are still […]
COUNCIL BLUFFS – An alleged purse snatching incident in Missouri Valley resulted in a high speed chase that ended with two men being arrested after the stolen car they were driving left the road near Wilson Island State Park on Tuesday morning. The names of the two adult men in custody are currently not being […]
DES MOINES – Campers looking to reserve state park sites for a Friday arrival Memorial Day weekend can do so Sunday, Feb. 27, when the three month reservation window opens. The Memorial Day weekend marks the start of Iowa’s camping season for many people. Good crowds of park visitors will be enjoying the outdoors throughout […]
Iowa Department of Natural Resources senior acquisition-donation agent, Jerry Gibson, received the 2010 National Land Protection Award, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which recognizes individuals, groups, organizations, corporations or public agencies for significant contributions to land protection for fish and wildlife resources. Gibson, from Gilbert, received the award on Oct. 3, during the […]
The Iowa General Assembly was in session today. In the afternoon session of the house, two new bills were introduced. HF 334, An Act expanding the definition of alternate energy production facility for purposes of compliance with electric utility rate regulation requirements, was introduced by Representative Wagner. HF 338, An Act relating to the criminal […]
I recently started looking into ways to share Iowa’s military history. I thought I would run the U.S.S. Iowa and maybe a few other stories the month before Memorial Day. I was then shocked as I dug into Naval history the amount of ships that have their namesakes rooted in Iowa. It became evident, this […]
Iowa Senator Matt McCoy has introduced a bill that would eliminate 218 school superintendent positions and allow only one school Superintendent per county. The bill would cap the number of superintendents to one per county by the year 2013. While it may sound like it, this bill will not consolidate any schools within in the state. In […]
