3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (168+ words) Over Labor Day weekend, the Iowa Rock u2019n Roll Music Association held its 29th annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony along with numerous events and concerts honoring the inductees and showcasing Iowau2019s future rock talent. The celebration kicked off with the Okoboji Rocks…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (889+ words) Iowans were able to begin requesting absentee ballots for the 2026 general election on Tuesday, even as the Trump administration continues to fight in court for changes in the process of voting by mail. Tuesday, Aug. 25, was officially 70 days before the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (67+ words) spencerdailyreporter.com Roadside count finds Iowa pheasant population second highest in a decade The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual August statewide pheasant survey averaged 23 birds per route this year, which is the second-highest count in more than a decade,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (174+ words) The Animal House beach cleanup is completing its fifth year of community service, and the effort continues to bring volunteers together to keep local shorelines clean. The next cleanup takes place Aug. 26. The idea was inspired in part by the…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (169+ words) Clean water will be front and center on Wednesday, Sept. 16, and Thursday, Sept. 17, when the Iowa Water Conference comes to Historic Arnolds Park for its 20th annual statewide symposium. Laura Frescoln, who is the research administrator for the Iowa Water Center…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (482+ words) A group of six Iowa nursing homes owes more than $2.1 million in back rent, two of the homes’ former landlords allege. Summit Healthcare Operating Partnership of California and Fantasia Investment of the Cayman Islands is suing six Iowa nursing homes…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (167+ words) The Iowa Department of Education on July 29 announced over $2.35 million in competitive grants have been awarded to 10 school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for learners whose emotional or behavioral needs impact their ability to be successful in their learning environment....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (178+ words) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources released the name of a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, boat operator who died in a fatal marine collision at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, on West Lake Okoboji. Zhong Jie Teng, 64, of Sioux Falls, was operating…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) Medical professionals at Lakes Regional Healthcare credited U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for his support of a program that allows mid-sized u201ctweeneru201d hospitals to work within the Medicare formula. Grassley visited the Spirit Lake hospital Monday, June 29, as part of his annual tour…...