The northwest Iowa town of Graettinger claims to have the state’s oldest Labor Day celebration, and another edition starts this afternoon. Event co-chair Phillip Schmidt says the tradition had humble beginnings 127 years ago. “We started as a one-day event in a pasture with a tent and a traveling carnival,” Schmidt says. “We’ve grown to […]
Move to end smoking at Iowa casinos fails in Senate subcommittee
A bill to ban smoking at Iowa casinos has failed to clear a subcommittee in the Iowa Senate as operators of
