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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Sunday June 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Des Moines Public Schools: Dr. Kabrina Johnson Named Director of Middle Schools
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8 -- Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: Des Moines Public Schools is pleased to announce Dr. Kabrina R. Johnson will be joining the district as the new Director of Middle Schools. She arrives in Des Moines with two decades of experience as an educator and leader. Dr. Johnson holds an Ed.D. in higher education and adult learning from Walden University in Baltimore, MD, and three master's degrees: one in administration and supervision, and another  more

Iowa Agriculture Dept.: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Sioux County Dairy, Additional Response Measures and Requests of USDA Announced
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a herd of dairy cattle in Sioux County, Iowa. Additionally, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is making several requests of USDA to aid affected dairy  more

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig Honors the Streit Family With the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
WEST BEND, Iowa, June 8 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 7, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig honored the Streit Family from Palo Alto County with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award during an event at the family's farm near West Bend on Friday, June 7. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke presented the award on behalf of Secretary Naig. Streit Livestock Inc. was established in 1992 by Tony and Diane Streit. The farm has been in th  more

IOWA DOT: DBE GOALS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED AVIATION PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS
AMES, Iowa, June 8 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold two public input sessions related to Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) triennial goals for Federal Aviation Administration-funded aviation projects. In establishing a three-year goal, the Iowa DOT seeks input on: * the goal-setting process * information concerning the availability of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged  more

Mississippi State University: Green to Serve as Interim Engineering Dean
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 8 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A longtime Mississippi State engineering administrator will serve as interim dean of the Bagley College of Engineering. Bagley College of Engineering Assistant Dean Robert A. Green will serve as interim dean, succeeding former Dean Jason Keith, who was recently named provost at Iowa State University. Green assumes his new role on August 1. "We are confident that Dr. Green will help us maintain the momen  more