Atlantic News

QUALITY ASSURANCE SESSIONS ANNOUNCED FOR IOWA PORK PRODUCERS May 8, 2013 Source: Iowa Pork Producers Association news release The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with the Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach to offer free Pork Quality Assurance Plus and Transport Quality Assurance programs for ... (more)

This summer, you might find yourself being asked, "What do a train wreck and a battle of the bands have in common?" "What do they have to do with Vinton, IA?" The answer: Ground shaking, jaw dropping fun at what is now, what we claim to be, the BEST pyrotechnic show west of the Atlantic and east of the Pacific! Vinton's very own 7th Annual Boomtown ... (more)

Head to Blooms Day before you start working in the garden. The free gardeners' gathering on Saturday features workshops on vertical vegetable gardening, alpine and other rock garden plants and Japanese garden design.

A former Missouri Valley High School coach has lost his coaching authorization after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

A jury on Tuesday found Charles Collins Cutler, of Marne, Iowa, guilty of misdemeanor animal abuse in the death of Wrigley, an 18-month-old female lab.