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Swimming not recommended at 12 Iowa beaches with high E. coli or algae this 4th of July
If you're looking to swim at an Iowa lake this 4th of July, skip these 12 the Iowa DNR's beach monitoring says have high ...
Lennox and FedEx announce central Iowa layoffs affecting 146 workers
Layoffs have been announced by two central Iowa companies, Lennox in Marshalltown and FedEx in Des Moines, affecting 146 ...
Meredith Thomsen, Taitn Gray voted the Register's metro-area Athletes of the Week
Waukee Northwest softball player Meredith Thomsen and DCG baseball player Taitn Gray were voted the Register's metro-area ...
Why's it called that? Washburn U. of Topeka embraced name after $25K from Worcester philanthropist
In 1941, after the City of Topeka voted to support the school with public funds, the name was changed from Washburn College to Washburn Municipal College of Topeka. The cumbersome name was tweaked a ...