Additional update Nov. 7, 2020: Iowa has broken additional coronavirus records in the past 24 hours, with 92 nursing home outbreaks; 194 patients hospitalized in intensive care units and 165 new hospital admissions, all record highs. Also, Jones County hit a 41.2 percent 14-day positivity rate, the highest of 79 (out of 99) Iowa counties […]
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Signs of the season: final election coun...
Political signs have come in all stripes this campaign season, reaching beyond the standard fare and the typical locations of support. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans — approximately 100 million as of Nov. 2 — have already cast their ballots in advance. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have soared in Iowa, with a record […]
Storybook saga: Derecho-damaged library ...
By Cindy Hadish CHELSEA, Iowa — Brad Wolter was still in training for his position as the new Chelsea Public Library director when Iowa was hit by the devastating Aug. 10 derecho. Hurricane-strength winds severely damaged the early-1900s former bank building that housed both Chelsea City Hall and the library, ripping off a portion of […]
Halloween activities to proceed as COVID...
Further UPDATES Oct. 31, 2020: Iowa has set additional records, with 630 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and 81 nursing home outbreaks, up from 76 outbreaks on Oct. 30, both surpassing previous highs. The 2,834 new confirmed cases bring Iowa’s total to 127,445 positive cases as of 11 a.m. and represent another record for the state. […]
Iowa continues spiraling out of control ...
Another update Oct. 23, 2020: Iowa set a record for COVID-19 hospitalizations, with 536 reported, and another new high on Oct. 24, with 545 hospitalized. Also on Oct. 24, Iowa set a record for hospital admissions, with 101 patients admitted to hospitals during the past 24 hours. Further update Oct. 22, 2020: Iowa has again […]
Iowa surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths,...
Iowa had experienced an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations even before Donald Trump appeared before a crowd of many maskless supporters Oct. 14 at the Des Moines International Airport and is now reaching new highs. Related: Trump plans rally as Iowa reaches somber coronavirus milestone The state, where Gov. Kim Reynolds has never implemented a face […]
Shiver me timbers! Tiny “pirate” bugs pa
Iowans spending time outdoors on warm fall days may experience a piercing bite from a nearly invisible foe. Minute pirate bugs, whose scientific name, Orius insidiosus, gives rise to its other moniker, the insidious flower bug, can inflict painful bites relative to its size. Entomologist Donald Lewis, of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, notes […]
Iowa hits somber coronavirus milestone a...
Less than two weeks after claiming he had tested positive for COVID-19, Donald Trump plans a presidential campaign rally in Des Moines, even as Iowa surpasses 100,000 cases of the deadly virus. Trump, who received medical care unavailable to most Americans after saying he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month — including a treatment […]
Bracing for an early frost in Iowa
UPDATE Oct. 15, 2020: If you escaped the frost so far this fall, take heed tonight, as temperatures are expected to dip below freezing for much of the eastern third of the state. Forecasts this week call for possible frost in Iowa from Thursday night, Oct. 1, into Friday morning. According to Iowa State University […]
Iowa chainsaw artist keeps busy with der...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Clint Henik’s artwork went viral with a chainsaw carving giving the “finger” to 2020, but his work goes beyond that customer-requested design. His most current carving is in the Czech Village neighborhood, where Shear Confidence, 117 16th Ave. SW, is having a pair of shears carved from a tree downed by the […]