DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Nearly $416,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 138 Iowa rural fire departments to help their efforts to protect Iowan's and their property from wildfires. The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment. The following fire departments will receive 2024 Volunteer Fire Assistance grants: Alta, Al more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 27 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced $8.5 million in competitive grants to support Iowa school districts in developing systems to identify and recognize teachers who significantly accelerate student learning. "I'm proud to have signed historic teacher pay legislation last session," Gov. Reynolds said. "This grant program builds on our momentum by w more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 27 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Andrew Zimmerman as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5B. Zimmerman, of Corning, Iowa, is a magistrate in Judicial Election District 5B and Legal Counsel and Trust Officer at Iowa State Savings Bank. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and law degree from Creighton Un more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 27 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Kristi Busse as a district associate judge in Judicial District 3A. Busse, of Spencer, Iowa, is an Assistant County Attorney for Clay County. She received her undergraduate degree from Buena Vista University and law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law. Busse fills a vacancy created following the district judge ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2024: Today is Day 5 of extreme Democrat Christina Bohannan's bogus recount and she is still 803 votes away from her pipe dream of winning -- a net increase of two votes for Rep. Miller-Meeks. A total of 14 of 20 counties have completed their recounts with no meaningful changes to the overall margin. Meanwhile, Iowa taxpayers have been forced to cough up over $18,000 so far for county a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Nov. 26, 2024: Today is Day 6 of extreme Democrat Christina Bohannan's bogus recount and with over 85% of the total votes counted, she is still 794 votes away from her pipe dream of winning. A total of 18 of 20 counties have completed their recounts with no meaningful changes to the overall margin. Meanwhile, Iowa taxpayers have been forced to cough up over $21,000 so far for county auditors to  more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 25 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College is pleased to announce that a total of $394,356 from more than 1,000 donors was received during the fifth annual One Team Day on Thursday, Nov. 21. The monetary gifts will help to support the college's 22 intercollegiate athletic teams and 550 student-athletes. "Thanks to our generous supporters, One Team Day was extremely successful," said Renae Hartl, director of intercollegiate athletics at Luther. "We are gr more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 27 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Naig issued the following news on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * Projects and initiatives are aimed at strengthening Iowa's food supply chains * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing more than $5.2 million in 24 Iowa projects and other supply chain improvement initiatives through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Resilient Food Sy more PR