Raising a family isn’t easy and it definitely isn’t cheap. As a mother, I know firsthand how every dollar counts when you are ...

There are less than 3 days, 14 hours, and 59 minutes until the 2025 Iowa State Fair. Here are a few things you should know ...

Olivia Harrington of Warren County was awarded the Theisen 4-H Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at the recognition ...

Isabell Olsasky of Warren County was awarded the Goering Communications Endowed 4-H Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H ...

The Carlisle City Council received nine bids for the new library building’s construction, with the lowest bid coming from ...

While Iowa school officials expressed relief that federal funding for English Language Learners and migrant families was ...

A former Des Moines Area Community College administrator, fired after making a comment about having “pulled a knife” on someone, is now suing the school, alleging age and racial discrimination.

Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Round Up, has substantially increased its spending on lobbying in Iowa since ...

Twenty-eight-year-old Michaela Bonner has been working 12-hour shifts as an emergency medical technician in Norfolk, Virginia ...

A report from the Center for Rural Affairs found that funding from the Inflation Reduction Act had a “significant impact” on ...

The Indianola chapter of the Izaak Walton League will open its range to the public for an evening that blends outdoor ...

While the weather people have talked about the floods of rain falling across central Iowa in recent weeks, we at the Independent Advocate have been talking about the monsoon of ...