A former northwest Iowa city clerk may have made more than $175,000 in personal purchases on a city credit card over two years, according to a report from State Auditor Rob Sand.
Articles Tagged: Iowa
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Oct. 1, 2023 5:00 am742d ago
Make no mistake, this move by the COGS is indeed a stupid one
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Sep. 23, 2023 9:56 pm749d ago
Thousands of Iowa families will receive $120 in food assistance to cover the past summer months as part of the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer federal program.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2023 5:00 am756d ago
Challenge those oversimplified platitudes and you’re a racist, a misogynist, a xenophobe, a climate denier, and a bigot.
A local LGBTQ pride group was excluded from a southwest Iowa town's Labor Day parade, apparently by the city's mayor, who cited safety concerns.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Mar. 1, 2024 1:22 pm589d ago
As a die-hard Iowa State Cyclone fan of over three decades, I’m accustomed to two things: Frequent heartache, and occasional …
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Aug. 27, 2023 5:00 am777d ago
When does news stop being news and instead become activism?
Curious Iowa Aug. 14, 2023 5:30 am790d ago
Over the past decade, the state of Iowa has paid over $108 million out of the general fund to settle claims against it.
“I think it's because we're all face-to-face, you know? The divisiveness comes from the fact that we're all in our houses, and on computers and social media, and we're not in person," said Beth M. Howard, an author and documentary filmmaker who was working on a film about Iowans' curious affinity for pie.
Environmental News Aug. 3, 2023 2:38 pm800d ago
On the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act, The Gazette will spend the next two months delving into some of Iowa’s own at-risk species. And we’ll highlight the armies of researchers and advocates working to bolster their populations.
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2023 11:08 am817d ago
Instead, the Iowa Supreme Court should have let the 2018 fetal heartbeat law go into effect
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Jul. 9, 2023 5:00 am826d ago
In the last nine days, we’ve learned that more than double the estimated number of Iowa students have applied for …
Iowa Caucuses Jul. 10, 2023 10:49 am825d ago
Although caucus campaigns have become more focused on national party priorities over the past two decades, some candidates have continued to portray support for ethanol — specifically the federal mandate that the nation's fuel supply contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels — as a litmus test in Iowa.
A central Iowa man may be well on his way to an official world record — for pencils.
By Caleb McCullough, - Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Transportation Jun. 28, 2023 4:53 pm836d ago
Money will go toward bridge replacements in nine counties, plus road improvements in Cedar Falls and in improved infrastructure in Clear Lake.