ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Darci Humphrey as Instructional Systems Specialist for Professional Learning PK-12. Dr. Humphrey is a native of Moscow, Iowa with 28 years of teaching experience. She began her career in Missouri teaching K-12 gifted education, but also worked as a grant writer, career pract  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: College and university students in the Iowa counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux and Woodbury may be eligible for disaster assistance. Students may qualify for a grant under FEMA's Other Needs Assistance program for essential personal property and oth  more