Bill to ban smoking at Iowa casinos stalls in senate
Statewide, Iowa (RI) – A bill to ban smoking at Iowa casinos has failed to clear a subcommittee in the Iowa Senate. State licensed casinos objected, arguing they’d lose customers. Tony Phillips is a lobbyist for Penn Gaming, which operates the Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs. Jake Highfill,...
Food Bank for the Heartland Building
Food Bank for the Heartland will officially open its brand-new building tomorrow – February 2nd. The organization has been closed for the last week, while it moves into the recently completed 105,000 sq. ft. office and warehouse building on the northeast corner of 84th & L Streets. The food bank will officially open...
Iowa–Illinois Weather Alert: February Warm-Up Spreads Across the Region by Early Next Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – A broad late-winter warm-up is setting up across Iowa and Illinois, bringing a noticeable break from recent cold and signaling a quieter stretch of weather for the central Midwest....
Big win for rural Iowa: $78.6M awarded for health care upgrades
DES MOINES, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services have announced plans to award more than $78.6 million through two competitive Requests for Proposals as part of the Iowa Healthy Hometowns Project. This initiative is funded by the Centers for Medicare &...
Iowa Attorney General Files Sweeping Lawsuit Alleging Insulin Price Manipulation
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a far-reaching lawsuit against 18 insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of orchestrating what her office describes as a coordinated scheme to drive up the cost of insulin for hundreds of thousands of Iowans. The case was lodged Thursday in the...
Early morning Grimes fire traced to woodstove
GRIMES, Iowa — Johnston-Grimes firefighters are reminding the community of woodstove safety after an early morning fire Sunday. Firefighters responded to a structure fire at the intersection of 240th Street and W Avenue around 7 a.m., according to the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire District. Upon arrival, crews...
Iowa higher education system is not broken | Opinion
I love Iowa. After growing up in Ottumwa and graduating from Indianola’s Simpson College, I worked in South Dakota at the start of my career. I enjoyed my years in the Mount Rushmore State, but its higher education system pales in comparison with Iowa’s, and the same is true of other surrounding states. So I’m...
8 Overlooked Cities In Iowa Where Social Security Goes A Seriously Long Way
Looking for places in Iowa where Social Security stretches really far?. These 8 cities offer great value and comfortable retirement living!. Down where Iowa meets the Mississippi River sits Keokuk. This river town makes your Social Security check feel like a fortune. The mighty Mississippi flows past like it has...
Gas Prices Rise Across Iowa as Crude Oil Climbs
(Des Moines) The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa increased eight cents over the past week, now averaging $2.55 per gallon, according to AAA’s weekly fuel report released Wednesday. Despite the increase, gas prices remain 39 cents lower than this time last year. The national average rose...
Iowa Weather Alert: Limited Snow/Rain Ahead for Des Moines, Ames Feb 5–9
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Des Moines, Iowa – Iowa moves into the Feb 5–9 stretch under a milder and mostly dry weather pattern, with temperatures trending above normal and limited chances for snow or rain statewide. The shift marks...
