Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will sponsor the next Babysitting Seminar Friday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to Noon. Corinne Cook, RN, will be leading this class which will be held in the Large Conference Room located on the lower level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Intended participants are individuals 10 years of age and older who are responsible for their own care after school until their parents come home from work and individuals who care for other children in or outside of their own home. Girls and boys are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Topics to be covered include fire and personal safety, accident prevention and emergency actions, nutritious snacks and basic care of children.
Each March, the Academy’s National Nutrition Month® (NNM®) campaign brings people together to celebrate how informed food choices and healthy habits can fuel better living. The 2026 theme, “Discover the Power of Nutrition,” highlights the everyday impact nutrition has on helping individuals and communities thrive.
Week 2 Focus : Find Advice Backed by Science
With so much nutrition information online, it’s important to rely on trusted, evidence-based guidance. Choosing science-based advice helps you make safe, effective decisions for your health.
• Look for recommendations from qualified health professionals, such as Registered Dietitian Nutritionists.
• Be cautious of quick fixes or “miracle” claims
• Focus on balanced eating patterns, not fad diets
• Use credible sources when learning about nutrition
Knowledge is power — and when it comes from science, it helps you build habits that truly support lifelong health.
Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) will be offering Grandparenting classes again this spring. Corinne Cook, RN, Babysitting Class instructor, will teach the next Grandparenting Class Saturday, April 11 from 9:30 a.m. until Noon. The class will be held in the hospital’s Large Conference Room.
In these classes, new or soon-to-be grandparents will learn all the new protocols to use when caring for their new grandchild. Some topics covered will include basic baby care, car seat safety, Tylenol/Ibuprofen dosing charts, home safety, poison control information, infant/child CPR, choking and other emergency medical information as well as tips to support parents such as handling the baby blues and postpartum depression. Free-will donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the class.
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Diabetes Support Group will hold its next meeting Thursday, March 19, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hospital in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of the hospital.
This diabetes class is open to everyone who has diabetes or has a friend or loved one with diabetes. For more information on the Diabetes Support Group, feel free to call Angie Mettille, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator at Veterans Memorial Hospital at 563-568-3411.
Free sport physicals will be offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Clinic-Postville for all junior high and high school students who need the physical for participating in school sporting events. These will be held at the Postville Clinic on the following dates and times:
• Tuesday, March 10 5-6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, March 19 5-6:30 p.m.
Students are asked to please sign-up for these physicals at the Postville High School Secretary’s office and pick-up a physical form. These forms must be signed by parents prior to the event and brought along to the physical.
Physicals will be performed by Postville Medical Clinic providers. For more information, feel free to contact the Veterans Memorial Hospital Postville Medical Clinic at 563-864-7221.
Deadlines/Dates
March 9: General CRP Opens
March 20: Deadline to submit a Continuous CRP Offer
April 17: Deadline to submit a General CRP Offer; Deadline to apply for the Farmer’s Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program
April 30: Deadline to apply for SDRP Stage 1, SDRP Stage 1 Quality Loss, and SDRP Stage 2
May 14 – August 2: Primary Nesting Season
USDA Announces Continuous and General Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2026
USDA announced the enrollment periods for agricultural producers and landowners to submit offers for the Continuous and General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for Continuous CRP from February 12, 2026, through March 20, 2026. Enrollment for General CRP will run from March 9, 2026, through April 17, 2026. FSA will announce dates for Grassland CRP signup in the near future.
Program supports on-farm dairy processing and labor-saving technology
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that applications are now open for the third year of Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants. The program welcomes eligible dairy farmers and processors to apply for cost-share funding that supports on-farm dairy processing and labor-reducing technologies, helping bring more locally produced dairy products to Iowa consumers. The grant program is administered by Choose Iowa within the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
If you love skyrocketing costs, high inflation, tax cuts for billionaires, and blowing up billions of dollars in bombs, reach out and thank President Trump and his party’s representatives and senators who control the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. In particular, thank our U.S. Representative who has been a loyal Trump puppet.
Representatives in congress had the authority to block the tariffs and stop costs from spiraling, but they did nothing. Trump’s tariffs cost everyday Iowans billions of dollars. We’ve spent more on groceries, clothes, school supplies, household goods, and building materials. Farmers have lost revenue and markets, and small businesses struggle.
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but it is unlikely ordinary people will see a refund. Big corporations with deep pockets for high powered lawyers undoubtedly will.
In his letter to the editor in the February 25, 2026 edition of this newspaper, Thomas Hill asserts that “America has become a lawless state”. The assertion is totally false.
He asserts that ICE has been transformed into a “paramilitary” organization “answerable only to Trump”. He gives no specific evidence to prove this assertion, claiming only that ICE agents “jump out of unmarked cars, stop, assault, arrest, and sometimes kill individuals all without probable cause”. He fails to give any proof of that assertion and expects the readers to believe it just because he makes the claim. At no time has ICE aver claimed that they have “absolute immunity”.
The family of long-time Allamakee Community School District teacher and coach, the late Deb (Kaune) Tweedy, accepted the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Basketball Hall of Fame Award on her behalf at halftime of the Class 2A State Tournament Championship Game Saturday, March 7 at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines.
Playing for West Central High School during her high school career, (Kaune) Tweedy helped the Lady Blue Devils to consecutive State Tournament appearances in 1971 and 1972, leading the entire State Tournament field in scoring with 189 points in four games while guiding West Central to a third-place State Tournament finish during her senior season in 1972, including a 70-point performance in the Blue Devils’ 91-90 semifinals loss to eventual State Champion Roland-Story in that season grand finale.
