The High Bridge — it’s a Fort Dodge landmark that has never missed a day of work in 120 years. And it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. At least two to three times a day, a freight train travels at 10 mph across the single-track railroad bridge that spans the Des Moines ...
One of the tastiest fundraisers this community has traditionally experienced is the annual cake auction conducted by the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center. Each year, bakers try to outdo each other with elaborate cakes that go on the auction block along with all kinds of other goodies. ...
With the most productive farmers and farmland in the world, Iowa is blessed to grow and raise significantly more than the 3 million people of our state can consume. Therefore, we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to help provide for consumers all over the planet. And Iowans can ...
It’s an all too common sight on Iowa roads: a driver with a phone pressed to their ear, chatting away while their vehicle weaves in and out of its lane. Such action could be the beginning of a crash and, in a worst case scenario, a tragedy. Just how bad is this kind of distracted driving ...
To the board of supervisors: We are writing to you to express concern regarding the potential wind energy site in Webster County being proposed by MidAmerican Energy. After speaking with multiple residents in the township, and county, there is strong opposition to a wind energy site in the ...
Make no mistake about it, TikTok is an arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda machine living rent-free on the devices of 150 million Americans, and it’s putting our national security in jeopardy. This insidious app collects your data, surveils behavior, monitors user habits, and ...