City’s free yard waste pick up starts April 5
News Desk Yard waste collection starts Wednesday, April 5 at residences on the south side of Willis Avenue. Yard waste will be collected weekly until Wednesday, Dec. 6. The full schedule is…
March 2023
Tornado watch canceled for Perry area; windy overnight
The National Weather Service office in Johnston canceled the tornado watch for the Perry area shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, but a wind advisory remains in effect until 7 a.m.…
Fire Hydrant Flushing to begin on April 3
Personnel with the City of Webster City will be performing hydrant flushing in your neighborhood starting April 3, 2023. Work will begin each day at 7am and will follow the…
Marshalltown Restaurant Voted Best Pulled Pork in Iowa
CLIVE, Iowa— Pulled pork has gone from a rotating special to a menu favorite at The Flying Elbow in Marshalltown. Now, the classic sandwich has earned statewide attention as the…
Tornado Watch Until 8:00 p.m. Weather Service Updates Hazardous Weather Information
DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Tornado Watch until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening. Tornado Watch Until 8:00 p.m. Weather Service Updates Hazardous Weather…
Here’s a look at which bills survived the second ‘funnel’ deadline and which ones didn’t
Iowa lawmakers have taken up many controversial bills like private school scholarships and bans on transgender children using the restroom of their gender identity. But other high-profile bills like the…
‘I Am Me’ initiative offers free haircuts to Iowa transgender students
DES MOINES, Iowa — Salons and barbershops all across Iowa are offering free services to trans students Friday as a part of the “I Am Me” initiative. Tisha McCann, one…
Social Security trustees predict benefit cuts in 2033 without congressional action
Without action from Congress, Social Security would have enough money to pay about 77% of the total scheduled benefits in 2033, a trustees’ report states. (Photo illustration via Getty Images)…
Tornado watch in effect until 8 p.m. Friday
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Friday for the Perry area and the eastern half of Iowa. The NWS described the…
New trailhead mural planned thanks to PEDI, Iowa Arts Council
A new mural will soon grace the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) trailhead in downtown Perry thanks to an Iowa Arts Council Creative Places project grant landed by the Perry…
Perry schools to dismiss two hours early Friday
Schools in the Perry Community School District will dismiss two hours early Friday, March 31, according to PCSD Superintendent Clark Wicks. There will be no afternoon preschool or other afternoon…
Tornado Watch until 8pm
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Benton, IA, Delaware, IA, Tama, IA, Iowa, IA, Washington, IA, Cedar, IA, Keokuk, IA, Linn, IA, Johnson, IA, and Jones,…
Planned Parenthood affiliate fires two union leaders, disciplines entire bargaining team
Grace Larson, former licensed practical nurse with Planned Parenthood and bargaining member of the SEIU Healthcare MN & IA, poses for a portrait outside of the SEIU offices of St.…
REP. HOLT: Eminent domain for CO2 pipelines is as ‘black and white’ as any issue in nine years at Capitol
I have not published a newsletter for several weeks, due to a hectic schedule. With some time today to put my thoughts on paper, I will produce a series of…
Set to close after 181 years, Iowa Wesleyan University is ‘disappointed in the lack of state support’; Gov. Reynolds rebuffs blame
Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant — Google Street View image Iowa Wesleyan University announced on Monday it will permanently close at the end of the current semester. In a…