Northeast Iowa bar and restaurant owners say they’re hopeful provisions exempting tips and overtime from federal income tax will make the businesses more attractive to potential employees, aiding recruitment and retention.
From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.
A Jesup woman died Tuesday after a crash in a Walmart parking lot in Independence, according to a news release from the Independence Police Department.
A new class of therapy dogs is launching across Iowa to help the people who help others. And at Independence Fire and Rescue Association, one poodle is among the first helping change the mindset around mental health needs for first responders.
The Buchanan County Jail didn’t follow state and county policies for checking on inmates, the suit asserts.
Transcriptions by Michelle loan will allow owner to expand her business
The father described the 4-year-old child’s behavior as “high.”
It’s buying former Blue Buffalo facility from General Mills
Republican to focus presidential campaign on Iowa
The 2024 Republican presidential candidate stopped Wednesday in Independence as part of a three-day campaign swing through the state.
Republican senator gets variety of questions at town hall in Independence
An 84-year-old Illinois man serving a life sentence for killing an Independence police Officer Harold Pearce in 1956 died this week due to natural causes at the Iowa State Penitentiary.
The owners of the Independence Starlight Cinema, which closed its doors Aug. 29, donated its theater building and land to Buchanan County Tourism.
FEMA bought 90 homes along river after ‘500-year flood’ in 1999
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