State: Iowa

DECORAH, Iowa /eNewsChannels/ -- The Gingrich Foundation has presented its annual gift to the Newt L. and Callista L. Gingrich Scholarship Fund at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Since 2005, the endowment has provided annual scholarships for instrumental music majors studying piano, organ, and wind instruments.

AMES, Iowa /eNewsChannels/ -- Sometimes a hero is found at the local animal shelter. Moses, a three year old yellow lab/golden retriever, who is a certified search and rescue dog, found a missing Alzheimer's patient earlier this month. 'It takes a dog with the right stuff,' said Robin Habeger, of Paws of Life Foundation.

AMES, Iowa /eNewsChannels/ -- Extended online tests of a newly developed instrument grading system for pork carcasses demonstrate its ability to differentiate pork loins relative to marbling levels. Researchers have long shown that marbling in the pork loin adds significantly to juiciness and flavor of chops.

AMES, Iowa -- Canine handlers have a challenging job and training is of great importance. That's why the Paws of Life Foundation and Iowa...

AMES, Iowa -- A Paws of Life Foundation search and rescue dog recently was certified with her handler, 16-year-old Taylor Lane of Mesa, Arizona....

AMES, Iowa -- Despite the recent ice storm in the area, Karen Frazier of West Paducah, Kentucky, was selected and received an Australian Shepherd...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Iowa based powerpop band, Make This City, is set to release their debut album on December 23, 2008. Over the...

AMES, Iowa -- Biotronics, Inc., a food animal ultrasound research and development company recently received a $150,000 Demonstration Grant from the Iowa Department of...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The highly anticipated Iowa Caucus will finally take place this evening and instead of waiting for local and cable news outlets to report the results, Americans can view the Caucus results in real-time. Thanks to an historic collaboration between ElectionMall Technologies, the Iowa Republican Party, and Google.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- As part of ongoing efforts to motivate young people to engage in the political process, the League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF) recently teamed up with the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's (NCBCP) Black Youth Vote! (BYV!) for an innovative civic participation training at North High School in Des Moines, IA.

AMES, Iowa -- While Republican presidential hopefuls are in Ames, Iowa this weekend shaking hands and jockeying for position among party faithful, two new technology tools are being offered to Iowa voters and political junkies. ElectionMall's eTicketing software and text messaging (SMS) system are being provided through IowaGOP.org allowing supporters to purchase their tickets online to the Iowa Straw Poll and receive results on their cell phone.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Online design firm, Victory Design Technologies, has launched an eCommerce site that gives new meaning to the term "dog lover." 4LeggedFashion.com - that launched on Wednesday, June 27 - allows dog lovers to personalize matching apparel for both owner and dog.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Are you buying or selling a ski or wakeboard boat, but lacking the time to surf the Web? Onlyinboards.com eliminates the need for buyers and sellers to search multiple sites by compiling all listings on one user-friendly Web site.