WATERLOO — Hawkeye Community College announces a major milestone for the region's educational and economic future with the signing of an agreement to bring a multimillion-dollar Challenger Learning Center to its campus. Hawkeye will proudly be home to the first and only Challenger Learning ...

AMES — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer a series of farmland leasing arrangements meetings across the state in late July and August, as well as a statewide virtual webinar on Aug. 19. The annual meetings are designed to address questions that landowners, tenants, ...

LOCAL GRAINS The prices paid for cash grain in central Iowa at the close of trade on July 10, 2026. Corn: $3.94 - 4.10 Soybeans: $11.41 - 11.42 Weather Reporting Guidelines Temperatures Yesterday's High 84 Yesterday's Low 67 Last High 87 Last Low 69 Precipitation Through 7 ...

July 13-16 Melbourne Community-Wide Free Vacation Bible School, Pre-K through 5th grade, July 13-Smoke Meier Memorial Park for kickoff; July 14-16, New Horizons United Methodist Church, 224 Main St., Melbourne, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Emerald Crossing) July 13 Cards, Senior Citizens Center, 207 ...

The Marshall County Conservation Board will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m. on July 13 at the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center, 2349 233rd St., Marshalltown. Agenda items: Approval of claims, approval of Resolution No 2026-001 Designating Meeting Agenda and Job Posting Location ...

DUBUQUE — Loras College has announced the names of students who earned a bachelor's degree or master's degree in 2026. Sophie Younkin, of Marshalltown, received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Criminal Justice.