Midwestern gardeners and nature lovers are encouraged to listen to the new podcast “Garden Variety,” produced by Iowa Public Radio and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The podcast will feature interviews with experts, including ISU Extension and Outreach specialists.
Hypothyroidism, the condition of the thyroid gland not making enough thyroid hormone, is a common hormonal disorder. Perhaps because hypothyroidism is common and its symptoms can be widespread and vague, misconceptions abound. Let’s cover the facts. Symptoms of hypothyroidism can include fatigue, dry skin, weight gain, and hair loss. These symptoms can occur for many other reasons, so fortunately a very simple blood test can tell us whether an underactive thyroid is the culprit.
The Iowa AmeriCorps 4-H Outreach program has opened the host site application for the 2022-2023 program year. Government, faith-based, nonprofit or community-based organizations that focus on youth programming are encouraged to apply. Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on June 10.
Peru State College has announced its president’s and dean’s lists for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. Students representing Nebraska, 28 other states, Puerto Rico and five foreign countries were on the lists.
In 2019, many areas of the Missouri River experienced flooding, damaging homes and businesses along the river. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is committed to ensuring that an event like that does not cause that type of damage again.
More than 40 students participated in the recent Peru State College Research and Creativity Expo. This was the third year the College hosted the event.
Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that on May 18 at approximately 1:34 a.m., deputies were called to a one-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Hwy 2 and 252nd Street, near Waubonsie State Park. Deputies determined a 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat, was being operated westbound Hwy 2, when the vehicle crossed the center line, left the roadway, and rolled.
This spring, Peru State College students enrolled in the new public history certificate program had the opportunity to travel to Holdrege, Nebraska, to attend the Nebraska Museums Association Conference.
Hamburg Inn and Suites is waiting for the final process of the building permit to start construction on June 1. During the April city council meeting, council members unanimously approved a building permit for Jack Olson to build the new hotel in town.
Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce has a full slate of movies lined up for the 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series, which kicks off on Saturday, June 4. The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.