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Wright County 4-H Members Shine at 2025 Iowa State Fair
Eagle Grove Eagle - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Chantel Nosbush and her purple ribbon winning market meat doe, also the Reserve Grand Champion at the Wright County Fair. (Screenshot, Wright County 4-H, Facebook) By Edward Lynn Editor DES MOINES — Wright County 4-H members brought home dozens of...
Fall Field Day is Around the Corner at North Central Iowa Research Farm
Eagle Grove Eagle - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s Northern Research and Demonstration Farm will host its Fall Field Day on Thursday, Sept. 4. The field day is hosted by the Northern Research Farm, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the North...
Iowa DNR surprised to find endangered fish in Des Moines River
Radio Iowa
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August 27, 2025
The Iowa DNR says a recent survey to document the population of a relatively common fish turned up two extremely rare fish in the lower Des Moines River near Ottumwa. DNR fisheries biologist Mark Flammang says the pallid sturgeon have never been...
Opinion: Why remote testing is the right move for Iowa
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I’ve led a statewide online public school for over a decade, serving families from every part of Iowa—from rural communities to city neighborhoods....
Students use technology to find unmarked graves at Winneshiek Co. cemeteries
KCRG - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
DECORAH, Iowa (KCRG) - A Luther College professor partnered with students over the summer to identify unmarked graves in Winneshiek County. The graves were located by students Evan McElroy, Benson Newhouse, and Rebecca Zheng, who worked alongside...
New Ticket Technology Making Debut at Kinnick on Saturday
98.1 KHAK - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
Football is back in Iowa City this Saturday! The Iowa Hawkeyes kick off its football season at Kinnick Stadium this weekend and fans headed to the game will find new technology waiting for them as they enter the gates. Who Does Iowa Play This...
How much will treating central Iowa's high nitrate levels cost Iowans?
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Des Moines Water Works spent over $1 million to treat near-record nitrate levels this summer that necessitated a law-watering ban A study is underway to determine the best approach for expanding nitrate removal capacity and technology. Though...
Construction starts on $60 million rental home development in West Des Moines
Business Record - Iowa
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August 27, 2025
Construction is underway on the first phase of Picket Fence Community, a rental home development on the northeast corner of 88th Street and Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. The development by SG Communities and Tricap Residential Group...
Scientists Discover Strange New Parasitic Wasp Species in the U.S.
SciTechDaily
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August 27, 2025
Scientists have uncovered two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps in the United States, revealing hidden layers of biodiversity within oak gall ecosystems. Credit: Journal of Hymenoptera Research The lab is contributing to a broader...
Iowa dealing with shortage of OB-GYNs
KCRG - Iowa
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August 27, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - A Des Moines-area health care facility is expanding its OB-GYN team, but leaders say there is still a lot of work to be done to address shortages in the region, WOI reports. Any county across the country can be labeled a...
Iowa State University partners with Kansas, Dublin universities for veterinary medicine work
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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(From left) Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Dan Grooms, ISU President Wendy Wintersteen, University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine Head Rory Breathnach, University College Dublin President Orla Feely, Kansas...
'There is a war against depression and anxiety': Iowa schools say cellphone bans boost student mental health, academics
WOI-DT - Iowa
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August 28, 2025
House File 782, a law requiring Iowa schools to have policies limiting cellphones in the classroom, went into effect on April 30. DES MOINES, Iowa — While Iowa's House File 782 has been signed into law for months now, students are entering their...
Iowa college students getting their hands on NASA-related research
Iowa Public Radio
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Simpson College received an EPSCoR (Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research) seed grant this fall to support NASA-relevant science and engineering research in Iowa. Professor Aswati Subramanian shares how she is using this grant to...
Invasive parasitic wasps quietly crossed oceans, now thriving in U.S. oak trees
Earth.com
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Parasitic wasps aren’t winning beauty contests anytime soon. They’re not colorful like butterflies or flashy like fireflies. They’re about the size of a grain of rice – or smaller – and they spend much of their lives inside plant lumps called...
UnityPoint Health to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of Des Moines University's Glanton Event
River Cities' Reader - Iowa
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August 26, 2025
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (08/25/2025) — UnityPoint Health will be the presenting sponsor for the 2025 Glanton Event on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at The Meadows Event Center in Altoona, Iowa, advancing Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and...
Iowa Hawkeyes introduce tap-to-enter technology at Kinnick Stadium
KGAN - Iowa
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — As Hawkeye football returns this Saturday, fans heading to Kinnick Stadium will experience a new way to enter the venue. Iowa Athletics has upgraded its entry system, allowing fans to tap their phones at kiosks instead of...
Van Buren County Schools getting virtual mental health services, STEM and security funding
KTVO - Missouri
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KEOSAUQUA, Iowa — Van Buren County Community School District Superintendent Jeremy Hissem says each year, the district receives thousands of dollars in grants for all sorts of projects. However, there are a few especially noteworthy ones students...
The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill
Inside Climate News
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August 27, 2025
The Ottumwa-Midland Landfill holds ash from one of Iowa’s few remaining coal power plants. A stew of substances marinates within the landfill’s basin that, at high enough concentrations, is hazardous to human health. Any liquid discharges from the...
West Des Moines school district puts $135M bond issue on ballot
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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The West Des Moines Community School District will have a $135 million bond issue on the Nov. 4 ballot for voters to decide whether to approve funds for widespread improvements to classrooms and other school facilities. The West Des Moines school...
Iowa launches $3M stream buffer pilot project in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines basins
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on Monday announced a new $3 million state-funded pilot project aimed at reducing nutrient runoff...