Anne Darling Cyphert | Special edition for the Eagle-Gazette Good news: dolphin rescue, lost alpaca, puppy surprise and more This week’s Best Of included a missing cat returning home, a dolphin rescue, a girl’s sweet message to her mom, a lost alpaca, and a puppy surprise. Humanity, USA Today Final preparations are currently being made […]
Labor Day explained: Depressing and violent origins Labor Day has a deeper meaning than just the end of summer. It marks a turning point in U.S. labor history, even one with a violent beginning. USA TODAY Whether you like it or not, the summer holiday season is coming to an end and Labor Day is […]
Long-term experts predict warm autumn for the USA The transition to fall will be slow in most parts of the country this year, and warm temperatures are expected to last well into fall. Cooler weather and the Iowa State Fair are signs for some that summer is ending and fall is beginning, but when is […]
Steve Higgins reacts to his butter-sculpted likeness at the Iowa State Fair The Des Moines Roosevelt University graduate is the announcer on the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” but there’s nothing better than seeing his sculpture in butter. A weekend of beautiful weather continued on Saturday with the third day of the Iowa State Fair. […]
Iowa has its new Iowa State Fair Queen. Elli Blackford of Weldon, representing Clarke County, was crowned the 2024 Iowa State Fair Queen on stage Saturday night by Anne and Bill Riley. Blackford, 18, is the daughter of Ty and De Blackford and will graduate from Clarke Community High School in 2024. She plans to […]
Watch: 7-year-old wins award for best rooster call at Iowa State Fair Twenty children participated in the youth cock crowing contest at the Iowa State Fair. Last year, over a million people visited the Iowa State Fair, and this year there has already been an increase in advance ticket sales. According to KCCI, 16,000 more […]
