During the summer months, kayaks and inner tubes can be seen on the Des Moines River near Fort Dodge. Occasionally, a personal water craft might be spotted. But the river is generally too shallow for anything else. It wasn’t always that way. Surprisingly, a small steamboat traveled the ...
Editor’s note: In the years following the Revolutionary War, the United States stood as an unfinished nation. Victory had secured independence, formalized by the Treaty of Paris, but it had not secured stability. The young republic was burdened by war debt, constrained under the Articles of ...
The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions. The bill would authorize subsidy and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2031. The nonpartisan ...
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra saluted the passage of a new Farm Bill by the full House of Representatives on Thursday. “Today marks a major milestone not just for Iowa agriculture, but for agriculture across the country,” the Republican from Hull said in a written statement. “I’m proud to help deliver this critical legislation across the finish line.” He asserted that the measure — formally known as the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 — includes part or all of 26 bills that he introduced, co-sponsored or otherwise led. Those bills, he said, would: • Lay ...
GOWRIE — Long before the calendar flipped to May, the United Women of Faith in Gowrie were already hard at work — designing, creating, and filling colorful baskets. By the time the month of April ended on Thursday, more than 700 May Day baskets stood ready to brighten doorsteps and ...
STRATFORD — It’s time to pull out the fancy duds, a little bling, and your dancing shoes and join the Stratford Booster Club at its first Boots & Bling Gala Saturday night. The gala will be held at the Backcountry Winery located at 3533 Fenton Ave. in Stratford. The event is a fundraiser to support the Stratford Early Learning Center this year, but organizers hope this will become an annual event. Rob Thomas will be providing the music, and Whatcha’ Smokin will be catering the meal. Tickets are $30 a person, $50 a couple, or $200 for a table for six. The Boots & Bling ...
