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Leave firewood at home this Memorial Day weekend

Press Release Thousands of Iowans will be camping and building campfires this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages campers to buy…

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Reynolds orders flags to half-staff on Monday in honor of Memorial Day

Press Release Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 25, 2026, in honor of Memorial Day and directed that the National League of Families POW/MIA flag also be flown on the Capitol grounds for the entire day.  “Memorial Day is a time…

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Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report for May 18 through 24

Press Release  Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “After a rough stretch…

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Hamburg’s Thompson wins Class 1A Sectionals

Keith Thompson of the Hamburg boys’ golf team scored first-place with an 18-hole score of 68 and Sidney’s Gabe Casey shot a fourth-place 83 as both earned qualifying positions during Class 1A Sectional action.

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Leave firewood at home this Memorial Day weekend

Press Release Thousands of Iowans will be camping and building campfires this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages campers to buy firewood from where they will…

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Remembering Iowa’s fallen heroes on Memorial Day

Randy Feenstra U.S. Congress Memorial Day is one of the most solemn days on our calendar. Across Iowa, families travel to cemeteries and veterans’ memorials to honor the brave men and women who made the…