The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded $40,000 in grants to support growth in two rural towns and two counties: Imogene in southwest Iowa, Sibley in the northwest, Calhoun County in ...

These ancient rocks tell the story of when central Iowa was covered by a shallow sea, long before corn became the state’s ...

(Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio) Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn’t do surgeries or deliver ...

I bet our rural grocery and convenience stores would have a thing or two to say about that. What about the CO2 pipeline? South Dakota passed legislation banning the use of eminent domain sought by ...

Eligibility is based on Farm Bureau membership, academic achievement, financial need, community and extracurricular involvement, letters of recommendation and demonstrated commitment to rural Iowa. In ...

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER REINBECK – If there is one thing rural Iowa needs more of, it’s places to call home. And now, thanks to the efforts of local business owners Brent and Val Bovy along with ...

One Shipyards Place, 1 Shipyards Place, contractor is Auld & White Constructors LLC, 5,046 square feet, fitness center tenant build-out, $1.5 million. Ameris Bank, 200 W. Forsyth St., contractor is ...

The Clear Creek Amana Community School District serves students in communities west of Iowa City, including Coralville, Tiffin, Oxford, Amana and North Liberty. The school board accepted Dr ...

Former Canyon Creek Rural Fire District Board Chair Richard Grady refiled for a vacancy he created after a recall election, but state statute says he cannot be appointed. The issue is expected to ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill near Fort Dodge, caused by a leak of a fertilizer byproduct, according a press release. The spill reached the South Branch of ...

Iowa Department of Education requires schools to go 180 days or for a 1,080 hours of instruction time, said Heather Doe, the department's spokesperson. Anecdotally, researchers speculate rural ...