But for students in kindergarten through second grade, those carefree months can come with a hidden risk: the summer slide. This term refers to the loss of academic skills and knowledge over summer ...

Forage Field Day in western Iowa to focus on summer annuals ...

Community blood centers, like LifeServe Blood Center, collect approximately 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply. Annually, it takes thousands of generous volunteer donors to support local hospital ...

Founders’ Day Saturday Market to coincide with Art in the Park ...

WASHINGTON – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes Iowa and America safer, stronger and more prosperous. It prevents Iowans from being hit with the largest tax increase in American history and brings ...

Nothing says summer in Iowa quite like fresh produce and homegrown products. This year, the Iowa State Fair is bringing back the Farmers Markets to showcase the very best of what Iowa farmers and ...

Forest City tops Golden Bears to take conference title ...

AMES, Iowa - This year marks the 95th anniversary of Iowa State University’s Northern Research and Demonstration Farm in Kanawha. Originally, the farm’s research included several crops, including ...

Stevens retires from Kossuth County Secondary Roads ...

FORT DODGE—Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to squeeze out a 5-4 win in the opening round of the Class 1A district baseball tournament. The game took ...

State Auditor Rob Sand held a townhall meeting at the Algona Public Library on Monday, June 30. Sand is running for Governor of Iowa. The crowd was made up of a mixture of Democrats, Republicans and ...

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