DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she has traveled to meet with Iowans in all 99 counties since taking office in January. These meetings consisted of roundtable discussions, business tours, and local community meetings to talk about how the Attorney General's office can help tackle the issues Iowans care about most. From county to county, Attorney General Bir  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 25, 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. "Much-needed rainfall last week paused some   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: The Iowa Department of Education today announced that the state has been awarded over $25.8 million in a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of students from low-income backgrounds who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, commonly refer  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Wenjie Xia's First Semester in Aerospace Engineering is Notable * * * Wenjie Xia joined Iowa State's Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty just before the start of the fall 2023 semester. Having barely gotten his feet wet in his new job, he was notified that he was the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The CAREER Award is the most prestigious aw  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- MidAmerican Energy issued the following news: MidAmerican Energy reached a new milestone - delivering 100% renewable energy to serve its Iowa customers' electricity usage last year. In 2022, MidAmerican's wind fleet generated more than 27,000 gigawatt-hours over the 12-month period, exceeding the total annual usage of the company's Iowa customers. The achievement was possible thanks to a record-setting wind resource in 2022 and MidAmerican's decades-long commitmen  more

CALMAR, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- Northeast Iowa Community College issued the following news: Dental assistants assist healthcare providers with sterilization of instruments, preparing materials, office administration and assisting with dental procedures including fillings, crowns and extractions. PEOSTA, Iowa--The Dental Assisting program at Northeast Iowa Community College has received the accreditation status of approval without reporting requirements after its re-accreditation site visit this past  more

GRINNELL, Iowa, Sept. 26 -- Grinnell College issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: Representatives of the Grinnell Education Partnership (GEP) were delighted to host the Caswell County Education Collaborative from Danville, VA, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, for a day of shared learning as part of the "See the Possible" program. This event featured many Grinnell-area organizations who shared their experiences about being associated with the GEP and their collective knowledge in supporti  more