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NASA leaders urge Iowa State University students to join lunar base program

State and federal officials connected to U.S. space exploration detailed plans of eventual moon habitation Tuesday to a room packed to the brim with Iowa State University students, hoping to entice their interest in using their education to aid in the newest space race. National Aeronautics ...

Riverside headstones, markers get a good scrubbing

Anything outside in the elements for years, decades, centuries can get a build of dirt, grime, lichen or more. The headstones at Riverside Cemetery are no different. While many families do take care of and clean the stones of their deceased loved ones, there are numerous markers which do not ...

Decades of August roadside surveys in Iowa show wildlife and habitat changes

Every August, for over half a century, Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars and, now, an interactive logging application, to survey the landscape for pheasants and other wildlife. Todd Bogenschutz, an upland ...

Traer Historical Museum’s fundraiser lunch set for Sunday

TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold its 2nd annual fundraiser lunch on Sunday, Sept. 13, and invites the community to attend. The event will take place at the Traer Memorial Building. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dine-in or carryout menu includes grilled pork ...

Iowa labor experts speak on UnityPoint unionization efforts, worker challenges

As the United States honored the efforts of its labor movement and workers over the weekend, Iowa labor experts say workers are “making the labor movement every day,” amidst weaker bargaining laws, attacks from corporations and other challenges everyone is facing, whether they hold a union ...