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Gov. Kim Reynolds may get an extra appointee to district judicial nominating commissions under a proposal in the Iowa Senate. In each of Iowa’s 14 judicial subdistricts, the governor and…
I remain concerned regarding the cyber side of election integrity and believe we need stronger measures to shore it up. I have written extensively in previous newsletters about my concerns…
The Iowa Standard is still waiting for other Iowa media outlets to get on board with calling out the filth that has littered school libraries across our state. While many…
1 of 3 After more than 10 years of serving soups and sandwiches on the south side of the courthouse square, Brick Street Books and Cafe has closed its store…
Did you know Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, in partnership with Facebook and Google spent over $4 million on Iowa’s election system in 2020? Yes, he did. ZuckBucks came to…
The KCCI reporter who interviewed Gov. Kim Reynolds asked her about the sexually explicit, vulgar, inappropriate books shelved in Iowa school libraries. Listen to how he phrased his question: The…
Liz Ford drove from Sioux City to Des Moines to tell the story of her late husband, Troy, and advocate for a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime…
Representative Sandy Salmon introduced House File 2054, a bill that requires school districts to provide notification and information relating to any program, curriculum, material, test, survey, questionnaire, activity, announcement, promotion…
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. Jan. 21, 2022 Derrick Sandy, 53, of 13647 Partridge Trail, Perry, was arrested for second-degree kidnapping, willful injury, assault…
The Friends of Rippey recently received a $1,000 memorial donation from Ron and Kathy Ridnour of Ames in honor of Jim Fouch, who passed away last October at the age…
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. January 18, 2022 Officers received a report of criminal mischief in the 2600 block of Warford Street. A vehicle’s…
A Perry man was arrested Friday after allegedly terrorizing a Minnesota woman for five days over the New Year holiday. Derrick Lynn Sandy, 53, of 13647 Partridge Trail, Perry, was…
The City Council of Webster City will hold a special meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall. On the agenda is the resignation of…
Subcommittee meetings in the Iowa House today, Jan. 24: 12 p.m. – SF 586 – A bill for an act relating to banks, making appropriations, providing civil penalties and making…
Fortunes can change quickly in basketball. Coming into the season, Maryland was a Top 5 team that some observers thought was capable of winning a national championship. Indiana was a…