On behalf of the Iowa River Hospice board of directors, volunteers and staff I want to express a heartfelt Thank You to everyone who has supported our new Hospice Home. We are grateful for all who attended our Open House and to everyone who have supported us through love, prayer, gifts of ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “The warm weather has helped crop progress, but the ...
Visits are part of Effort to Meet with Iowans in each of the State’s 99 Counties DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be holding town meetings in Hardin, Grundy and Tama Counties on Thursday, July 2 as part of his effort to visit each of ...
(DES MOINES)—Rep. Lance Horbach (R-Tama) announced today that he will be joining Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey (R-Spirit Lake) during two of the Secretary’s stops in eastern Iowa. Horbach will join Northey at the Farm Bureau office in Grundy Center, 602 8th St. on July 2, ...
Fourth of July Q: Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? A: On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress issued a Declaration of Independence to King George III in order to rid the American colonies of tyranny and forge a new nation in which each citizen’s natural rights are protected ...
Many Iowan’s think of their home as a place to relax from the hectic demands of life. And while that is largely true, what people do not realize is that every day in homes across America, nearly 55 people die and another 58,000 people are injured enough to require medical care because of ...
Father’s Day Q: What is Father’s Day? A: Father’s Day is a time to celebrate and appreciate the hard work that fathers do for their children and families. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the holiday began in 1909, when Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, listened to a ...
Promoting Better Health Care for Women Veterans On May 21st, 2009, I introduced H.R. 2583, the Women Veterans Access to Care Act, a bill that directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve health care for female veterans. Women currently represent eight percent of the veteran ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “Planting progress continues, but warmer weather is still ...
Federal Lawmakers Introduce Flag Amendment Emerson-Marshall measure dropped in the hopper Washington, DC (May 1, 2009) — Representatives Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) and Jim Marshall (D-GA), introduced a constitutional amendment on April 30 that would return to the American people the right to ...