AMES, Iowa – A three-year project that sought to connect veterans with agricultural careers and food systems recently wrapped up its initiative, connecting 59 veterans
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Drunk Driving Crackdown Planned for St. Patrick’s Day
As Iowans gear up for Saint Patrick’s Day festivities, law enforcement agencies statewide are joining forces to promote road safety. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau
Wild-Harvested Mushroom Certification Class to Return This Spring
AMES, Iowa – Mushroom gatherers and wild-harvested mushroom sellers from across the state are encouraged to attend Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Wild-Harvested Mushroom
Who will be left to pay for rural Iowa’s roads?
Rural Iowa has too many roads, and the cost is increasingly being borne by too few people. Many small towns across Iowa have faced an
Prairie Lakes AEA Inspires Visually Impaired Students Through Art
Editor’s note: The Eagle Grove Community School District and Clarion-Goldfield Dows School District are both served by the Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency (AEA). POCAHONTAS,
EGHS Senior Choir holds ‘A Night of Dreams’ Variety Show
The Eagle Grove High School (EGHS) Senior Choir held its 2024 Variety Show on Saturday night for a crowd of eager supporters. A full slate
Historical Society seeks to save classic country schoolhouse at fairgrounds
Once not so long ago, Iowa had the most country schoolhouses of any state in the nation. There were over twelve thousand six hundred in
Health Fair held at Elementary School
Following parent teacher conferences held earlier in the afternoon, the Eagle Grove Elementary school held a Health Fair Monday night, at which area healthcare agencies
Lawmakers need a history lesson on the rise of autocrats and fascists
So far this winter, Republicans have introduced multiple bills in the Iowa General Assembly designed to battle a fever dream of conservative buzzwords and bugaboos,
Sounding the alarm over our growing agricultural trade deficit
Agriculture is the economic engine of Iowa. When our farmers and producers are successful, our economy grows, our main streets thrive, our businesses invest in
