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First ‘Challenger Center’ planned for Iowa to boost space science education
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo plans to build a space education center for Iowa middle-schoolers. Bids are being taken on a project that will bring Iowa’s first Challenger Center to
‘Challenger Center’ planned for Waterloo to boost space science education
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo plans to build a space education center for Iowa middle-schoolers. Bids are being taken on a project that will bring Iowa’s only Challenger Center to
44 bond referendums being decided in Iowa today
Iowans aren’t just casting votes for candidates today. Bond referendums around the state are being decided today. The 44 proposed borrowing plans for a variety of public projects would total
Some Iowa voters deciding local option sales tax, EMS tax issues
Union County voters are deciding whether to impose a 7% hotel/motel tax on lodging, starting January 1. If voters in Creston and the rest of Union County approve the measure,
Voters deciding governance issues in 6 Iowa counties
Voters in half a dozen counties are making decisions about how the structure of their local government. Mills County voters will decide whether to expand their board of supervisors from
Voters in 7 Iowa cities making local option sales tax decisions
Voters in seven cities are deciding whether to reauthorize their local option sales tax and how the revenue may be used. The revenue would be used exclusively for property tax
2026 Election Results from Northwest Iowa and Across the State
Updated Nov 4, 6:42 AM CT. Unofficial election results. George-Little Rock School Bond The bond would authorize up to $14.95 million for school improvements. It needs at least 60% yes
Grassley blames social media for rise of rudeness and ‘filthy talking’
After more than five decades in public office, including serving as Iowa’s U.S. Senator since 1981, Chuck Grassley says he laments the way exchanges in the U.S. Capitol — and
Sioux Center Man Charged After Wife Reports Two Assaults Witnessed by Children
A 31-year-old Sioux Center man faces six charges after his wife told police he assaulted her twice in one day and smashed her phone before she could call for help.
Sheldon Man Faces OWI, Three Child Endangerment Charges After Halloween Traffic Stop
A 22-year-old Sheldon man faces three counts of child endangerment after a Sioux County deputy reported he drove across the center line and onto the shoulder with children in his
