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Capital Press · Moscow, ID
Nearby: Moscow, IDThe Leadership Idaho Agriculture Foundation announced participants in LIA class 47, to meet over the next four months. Sessions are planned in Moscow, Sun Valley, Twin Falls and Boise. Graduation is slated in February. LIA is designed to enhance each participant’s leadership, personal development and awareness of agriculture, according to a news release. Agriculture and agribusiness organization representatives selected participants in the annual statewide program, from which more than 1,190 people have graduated since 1985. The new class has 30 members. “The LIA program is dedicated to leadership development for Idaho men and women in the agriculture industry,” executive director Kendra Dustin said.
Dispatch-Argus · Iowa City, IA
Nearby: Iowa City, IACallie Levin fought back tears after returning to Iowa City. The former Hawkeye reflected on her decision to transfer and the confidence she's regained at Northern Iowa.
Business Insider · Iowa City, IA
Nearby: Iowa City, IAVivian Pei left the US and spent more than 30 years building a career and starting a family abroad. She and her two teenage kids moved back after she realized her father needed help. Pei cared for him until he died last year. She's grateful for their final years together. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vivian Pei, an American mother of two and cofounder of Snacky Mini Mart in Iowa City. After building her career abroad for over 30 years, she moved back to the US to look after her father. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. I spent more than 30 years living abroad. I never imagined I'd end up moving back to the US, especially to Iowa City, where I'd never lived before. Five years ago, I visited my 85-year-old dad and was shocked by how much he'd aged. He'd always been fiercely independent and had continued working at his restaurant in Wisconsin until just before the pandemic, but suddenly he seemed so much older.
The Gazette · Iowa City, IA
Nearby: Iowa City, IAThe Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Matt Degner, superintendent of the Iowa City Community School District, listens during a Feb. 24 board meeting at the district’s Educational Services Building in Iowa City. Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette CORRECTION: The resignation agreement was approved in a 4-2 vote with Mitch Lingo and Audrey Moeller opposed. The Gazette initially misreported the vote.IOWA CITY — The Iowa City school board Tuesday approved the resignation of former district leader Matt Degner by mutual consent amid an ongoing financial crisis.
Hometown Current · Washington, IA
Nearby: Washington, IAIowa has spoken. We are tired of being defined by political parties. We are Americans and Iowans who deserve to be respected, represented, and heard.Iowans are exhausted by partisan rhetoric, political division, and the unwillingness to work together. The support for Ashley Hinson and Zach Lahn alongside the election of governor-elect Rob Sand suggests that some Republican voters also supported Rob Sand.Voters are not always defined by party labels.As an Iowan, I regret voting for President Trump in 2016. I hoped his business background would bring a fresh perspective to Washington, reduce division, and encourage cooperation. That is not what I witnessed.Iowa’s currant senators have equally disappointed.
Out · Washington, IA
Nearby: Washington, IAThis story originally appeared on The Advocate. Isaac James took in last week’s election results from a bar in Washington, D.C. The victories of pro-LGBTQ+ candidates across the United States struck him as more than cause for excitement. “It felt like a vindication,” he told The Advocate. That’s because James spent months coordinating a voter outreach campaign as executive director of OutVote, a group founded in 2024 to strengthen voting among LGBTQ+ young people. His team organized meetups and campaigns nationwide, focusing on swing districts in Iowa, Michigan, and North Carolina. “We had a big watch party with a lot of OutVote supporters in D.C. Over 100 people joined us,” James said. “The excitement, I hadn’t seen anything like that. It felt like something I’d been waiting for for a long time.” During the November 3 general election, pro-LGBTQ+ candidates won in each race. Christina Bohannan claimed victory in Iowa’s 1st congressional district.
The Sidney Herald · Waterloo, IA
Nearby: Waterloo, IABERTHA, Minn. — His arrest shocked a rural central Minnesota community. Known throughout Bertha, Minnesota, as a regular guy, Kelly Joseph Grant is a father of two. The 59-year-old military veteran was a construction worker who, at one point, managed his own company. That all changed this fall in Bertha. Authorities arrested Grant on Oct. 16 for the 1995 murder of Angela Renee Buck, whose body was found near Waterloo, Iowa, with a gunshot wound to the chest. The murder case against him came shocked many of the community’s 600 residents. He hadn’t been in trouble with the law since 2006, when he was pulled over in Wadena, Minnesota, for failing to wear a seatbelt. But Grant’s life wasn’t always so peaceable. Just two years before being stopped for a seatbelt violation, Grant was convicted for fourth-degree sexual assault and domestic assault. Both convictions stemmed from incidents in Bertha.
Quincy Herald Whig · Stockton, IA
Nearby: Stockton, IACANTON — The Culver-Stockton College Department of Theatre will showcase eight original, student-written works during a four-day run of staged readings beginning Thursday, Nov. 12, on the Canton campus. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, through Saturday, Nov. 14, followed by a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 15. All readings will take place in the Mabee Foundation Little Theatre, also known as the Black Box, inside the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public. According to Haidee Heaton, professor of theatre at Culver-Stockton, the production highlights original 10-minute plays developed by students enrolled in her spring 2026 playwriting course. “From the complexities of relationships and the challenges of growing up to unexpected twists, mysterious circumstances, and even ‘feline appearances,’ the collection promises audiences an entertaining and varied theatrical experience,” Heaton said.
