Iowa is often referred to as flyover country, but it has much more to offer. The Hawkeye State boasts four seasons with different things to do all year long. During the warmer ...

The school board at Orient Macksburg has voted to close the school after this year due to low enrollment. “The school is closing due to decline enrollment we have 87 kids in K-12 in the seats right ...

Editor’s note: This is part one of two on the legislative forum held Monday. Part two will appear in next week’s paper.

From the time she walked the halls of her junior high school, Kathy (Reece) Johnson knew without any doubt that she had a ...

A constituent asked about a grocery reimbursement bill and what that is. Sorensen said the grocery reinvestment fund (HF 550) creates a grocer reinvestment local produce processing grant that ...

In the waning days of the Biden administration, the Labor Department added ovarian, uterine, cervical, and breast cancer coverage for wildland firefighters. It’s unclear whether the new protections ...

A round of severe weather is expected in central Iowa by Friday afternoon. These schools are closing early to get kids home ...

ORIENT, Iowa — Orient-Macksburg Community Schools will become the first Iowa school district to dissolve in nearly 10 years.

One central Iowa school district is closing early Friday — ahead of the severe storms. Martensdale-St. Marys officials announced at 9 a.m. that classes would be dismissed at 1 p.m. Friday.

Iowa school districts must submit their proposed 2026 budgets by Saturday for public input. But many don't know how much they ...