DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 18, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "With harvest ramping up in parts of Iowa, w  more

CALMAR, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- Northeast Iowa Community College issued the following news: Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has named Amy Gaffney vice president of student services. Gaffney most recently served as director of LIFE, the adult, evening, accelerated program for the University of Dubuque. The NICC Board of Trustees approved Gaffney's hire at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 18. Gaffney's career in higher education includes service for three organizations and experience in financia  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- Morningside University issued the following news: After the University of the Northwest closed and Morningside College was established in its place, Miss Lillian Dimmitt elected to stay on at the "college in the cornfield" as she had both become fond of her new home and because she considered it "an open door to Christian service." Those first years of Morningside were described by Miss Dimmitt as the "Heroic Age." The faculty that remained along with the new facul  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The University of Northern Iowa's highly anticipated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is set to launch after receiving final approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The accreditation marks the last step in the regulatory process to begin accepting new students into the program's first cohort in fall 2024. "We enjoyed and appreciated the members of the Higher Learning Commission who  more