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Obituary: Melody D. Holbach

Obituary: Melody D. Holbach

Melody D. Holbach, 72, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. She was born on September 5, 1953, to Richard and Donna Hartley at the Schoitz Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa. She went on to graduate from Waterloo West in 1971. Melody also attended Hawkeye Community College and earned an associate&

Obituary: Kendall Klar

Obituary: Kendall Klar

Kendall Alan Klar, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 9, 2026. He was born February 4, 1962, to Marlin & Shirley (Wilken) Klar in Grundy Center, IA. He graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1981. He was married twice, first to Jill Collins and later to Janetta Miller.

Educate, Graduate, Leave: New Study Quantifies $96 Billion "Brain Drain" Impact on Iowa Economy

Educate, Graduate, Leave: New Study Quantifies $96 Billion "Brain Drain" Impact on Iowa Economy

By Herald Staff A comprehensive research report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) Iowa indicates that the state has forfeited an estimated $96 billion in cumulative earnings due to the out-migration of public university graduates over the last two decades. The study, titled "Educate. Graduate. Leave.," suggests that

Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

Political Voices: Cancer in Iowa: Turning Data into Action and Hope

By: Senator Kara Warme Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors, coworkers, parents, and children.

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

Political Voices: An All-Iowa Problem, Requiring All-Iowa Solutions

By: Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner Recently, my colleague, Senator Catelin Drey, rose on the Senate floor to announce she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Catelin is an otherwise healthy woman in her 30s. Her predecessor, Senator Rocky De Witt, passed away in 2025 after a lengthy fight against

Soo Line: Time for a quiz about your presidential smarts (Because, by George, Presidents Day is Feb. 16)

Soo Line: Time for a quiz about your presidential smarts (Because, by George, Presidents Day is Feb. 16)

by Soo Greiman Think you still remember what you learned in school about U.S. presidents? Let’s find out. As a kid at Orange Elementary School, February meant learning about two of our favorite presidents — Abraham Lincoln and George Washington — whose birthdays fall just 10 days apart. Lincoln was

Wulf Roundup: Week 4: Survival of the fittest for legislation

Wulf Roundup: Week 4: Survival of the fittest for legislation

By Representative Derek Wulf With only two weeks until first funnel, the point at which a bill has to have made it through a committee to stay alive for the session, much legislation is being discussed to determine its fate. There are several key deadlines to legislative session in Iowa