Artists, individuals, schools and organizations may request up to $10,000 (DES MOINES, Iowa) — The Iowa Arts Council is reminding artists, individuals, schools and organizations that the deadline to submit applications for its Major Grants program is April 1, 2011. Applications for Major Grant projects occurring in Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011-July 31, 2012) […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 3, 2011; 11 a.m. update – The last two Iowa highways closed following the recent winter storm have reopened. At the height of the storm on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, portions of nearly 50 Iowa highways had been closed by the recent winter storm. Road condition information Information on road […]
(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a disaster emergency proclamation for Cedar, Dubuque and Scott counties in response to this week’s severe winter weather. The Governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of these storms, including for removal of snow.
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 3, 2011; 5 a.m. update – Nearly all road in Iowa have been reopened from the winter storm that covered a large part of the United States, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Roads remaining closed Iowa 83 – Pottawattamie and Cass counties (Walnut to Marne) Iowa 175 – […]
Despite the conditions outside, the State Legislature was in session today. In the morning session of the Iowa Senate, the Senate received one bill from the house for consideration. HRJ 6, a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying marriage between on man and one woman as the only […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2011; 5 p.m. update – Road crews continue to make progress following the massive winter storm that closed roads yesterday, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow on southeast Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Overnight tonight, bitter cold winds follow recent heavy snowfalls. A wind chill advisory […]
Des Moines, IOWA — Over night, Iowa State Patrol (ISP) Troopers in the central and eastern portions of the state worked diligently, often putting their own safety in harm’s way, to continue serving Iowa motorists who were stranded or attempting travel on treacherous Iowa roadways. “In our three Districts to the East and Southeast, many […]
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2011: 10 a.m. update – Snowplow operations have resumed in eastern Iowa. Operations in the following service areas were previously suspended due to the extremely low visibility conditions: Coralville Davenport Donnellson Fairfield Mount Pleasant Tipton Washington Williamsburg To see which roads are serviced by these maintenance garages, visit: http://www.iowadot.gov/maintenance/garages.html. Source […]
The most economically valuable tree in Iowa is under a possible threat from a beetle that is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Thousand cankers disease (TCD) has been killing black walnut trees in the Western U.S. since the 1990s. It is not currently in Iowa, but is as […]
SOLON – As the calendar turns to February, some farm ponds and small lakes are beginning to show signs of winter stress and with another blanket of snow covering the state a near certainty, anglers will likely start seeing dead or dying fish under the ice before the spring thaw. Lakes and rivers that contain […]
