Elkader News

I recently finished a six-year term on the Board of Directors of the Friends Foundation of the Iowa City Public Library.

Darryl and Shelly Syverson may be the real-life incarnation of " Harry and Louise ." And that could pose a danger for 's plans to overhaul the U.S. health-care system.

Authorities in Johnson County need your help to find two missing people. 85-year-old Paul Kasper and 87-year-old Marian Zimmerman, both of Elkader, went missing Saturday morning.

Asbury, Ia. - A plan to pay for health care reform by taxing high-end benefits depends on President Obama's support, Iowa Sen.

Elkader, Ia. - Sonia Sotomayor should expect to face pointed questioning about her role in a federal court opinion the U.S. Supreme Court overturned this week, Iowa Sen.

Seven of the first eight projects funded by the state job creation and infrastructure rebuilding program are in Cedar Rapids, a city that local officials say sustained more than half of the damage caused by June 2008 flooding.

ELKADER, Iowa -- A firing range used by Clayton County law enforcement officers and other state departments has been repaired.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will be holding meetings in Dubuque and other area communities on Tuesday, June 30, while the Senate is on congressional recess.

A new Cedar Rapids Library, a Czech museum and a fire station in Elkader are among the first projects that will be considered today for a share of state money allocated for infrastructure improvements.

Peter Grau and Leslie Gibbons perform 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' by Johann Sebastian Bach during a benefit concert at the opera house in Elkader for Hispanic residents of Postville on Saturday.

State officials expressed concern Thursday that a lack of regional planning resources will hurt smaller communities seeking federal and state disaster recovery and economic stimulus funds.

Plan to upgrade the city's wastewater treatment plant is slated to receive a $616,000 loan and a $549,000 grant.

An Iowa D-N-R officer's discovery of Emerald Ash Borer larva has Clayton County taking action.

A concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Elkader Opera house to benefit the struggling Hispanic community of Postville.

Efforts to scout portions of northeast Iowa for the presence of emerald ash borer have intensified following the submission of an EAB larva to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

One of the state's most picturesque settings lies on the banks of the Turkey River in northeast Iowa.

The EAB larva was reportedly found in a small sentinel tree at the Osborne Welcome and Nature Center in Clayton County.

An emerald ash borer larva was reportedly discovered on a tree at Osborne Welcome and Nature Center near Elkader, but state investigators have not confirmed an infestation.

It's almost time for cities, counties and nonprofits to compete for state grants of up to $50 million for public construction projects that further disaster recovery.

On Wednesday, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a contract to move forward with the north six miles of Kirksville's Alternate Route 63 project.