A former southeast Iowa middle school teacher is being sentenced after sending improper messages to a student six years ago. Forty-two-year-old Zachary Barr of Ottumwa will serve a pair of five-year concurrent prison sentences after pleading guilty to enticing a minor and sexual exploitation by a school employee. In 2018, Barr, then a sixth-grade teacher […]
Iowa food banks brace for demand spike due to SNAP delay
Governor Kim Reynolds has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular meetings with food banks and
