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 […]
ISU study: Be kind to others, it can be good for your own health, mind
If you haven’t made an “Iowa Nice” gesture in a while, today’s the day. This is World Kindness Day, and the
