Adults of a certain age — namely, this author’s — could be forgiven for believing they’d accidentally stumbled into a time machine as they entered the opening of local artist Austin Chadderdon’s “When I Grow Up’ portrait exhibit at the Arts + Culture Alliance building on West ...
Councilor Gary Thompson pulled an item from the consent agenda at last Monday night’s Marshalltown city council meeting in an attempt to clarify which buildings are eligible for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The grant in question is for St. Mary Catholic Church at 11 ...
DES MOINES — By the time Toledo’s Belle Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen, she had already put together a State Fair week to remember. Werner, the daughter of Eric and Michele Werner, was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen on Saturday, Aug. 15, capping a week that included a ...
Summerween, a term popularized in recent years to refer to celebrating aspects of Halloween during the summer months, has taken social media by storm. Area apple orchards and pumpkin patches are already open, stores are stocked with candy for trick-or-treaters and moviegoers await the ...
Two national Democratic lawmakers endorsed Josh Turek for U.S. Senate on Saturday and called for term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices and lawmakers. Nearly 700 Iowans gathered at Des Moines Water Works Park for the 2026 Polk County Steak Fry to hear from 10 current legislators and ...
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday Iowans would play an important role in keeping “Marxists and Islamists,” who he said have taken over the Democratic Party, out of power by electing Ashley Hinson to the U.S. Senate in November. Cruz, alongside other Iowa Republican elected officials and ...
