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 town seeks FEMA funds to buy flood-damaged homes
Some communities in northwest Iowa hit by massive flooding this summer are now able to apply for FEMA money to purchase